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| ADVISORY CAMPAIGN-March 15, 1962 to March 7, 1965 MARCH 8, 1965- 9th MEB lands on beaches of DaNang OPERATION STARLITE-Largest ground offensive of the Vietnam war for Marines begins, Aug 15, 1965 *SIEGE OF KHE SANH- Jan.21,-March30,1968--longest and most notable enemy siege of the entire war! TET OFFENSIVE BEGINS- Jan.29,1968-- BATTLE FOR HUE CITY; 30 days of house-to-house combat OPERATION EAGLE PULL--Evacuation of US Embassy, Phnom Penh, Cambodia April 12, 1975 OPERATION FREQUENT WIND--Evac. of American Embassy, Saigon, April 29-30, 1975 USS MAYAGUEZ RESCUE OPERATION-Koh Tang, Cambodia May 15-21, 1975 --In 1964, the Marine Corps' strength was 189,000; --In 1969 it was 314,000 officers and enlisted; By 1975 the count was down to 196,000 **12,983 Marines were killed in action from 1961-1975; **88,591 were wounded. http://www.capmarine.com/cap/papa/papa3/tomflynn/flynrevw.htm To obtain a copy of "A Voice of Hope" 184p.p. ISBN# 1-56167-133-9. Send $6.99 to the address below. Price includes shipping & handling. |
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