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believed to be, cut off their escape routes, and called in artillery and airstrikes while
Americans, South Korean, and South Vietnamese military units attempted to ambush VC units presumed to be fleeing the area. The peak allied strength devoted to Operation Crazy Horse was four American, one Vietnamese, one South Korean, and one CIDG (Montagnard with Special Forces advisers) battalions. One of the few significant clashes came on May 26 at Landing Zone Monkey where an American company was briefly under siege and a helicopter was shot down. By the end of May, it was apparent that most of the VC had escaped. Operation Crazy Horse was officially terminated on 5 June.
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operation also revealed, however, a limitation of airmobile warfare in heavily forested mountains. With only a few feasible places where helicopters could land, communist soldiers could anticipate likely landing sites and prepare to contest the landing or ambush the
Americans as they fanned out from the landing zone.
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landed at
Landing Zone Hereford while the 2/12th Cavalry touched down at Landing Zone Horse, in the mountains east of the Vinh Thanh Valley. The strategy was that the Americans would trap the VC between the two battalions, but, after initial firefights, the Americans searched eastward for several
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On May 24, in the wake of the VC attack at
Landing Zone Hereford, General Norton changed strategies, called off search and destroy missions temporarily as he no longer wanted his soldiers "to go banging around in the enemy's backyard," and attempted instead to encircle the area where the VC were
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10 miles (16 km) east of Vinh Thanh Valley was the Suoi Ca Valley. The two valleys were separated by a chain of heavily-forested mountains rising as much as 2,600 feet (790 m) over the river valleys. The soldiers dubbed Suoi Ca Valley "Happy Valley" (not to be confused with another
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Despite the failure by the
Americans to engage the VC in large battles of attrition, the U.S. declared Operation Crazy Horse a success. The U.S. estimated that 507 VC had been killed at a loss of 83 Americans, 14 South Koreans, 8 South Vietnamese, and an unrecorded number of Montagnards. The
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remained under the control of allied forces. Almost immediately the 1st
Cavalry began mounting operations against communist forces in the Vinh Thanh valley, 10 miles (16 km) northwest of An Khe. Vinh Thanh Valley was small, approximately 12 miles (19 km) long and less than 3 miles
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was landed and moved to support
Company B. After an all-night fight at close quarters, the VC withdrew leaving behind 38 bodies and having killed 28 Americans. Persuaded that they had located the VC regiment, Norton sent in two battalions on May 17 to find and pursue the VC. The
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Americans began Operation Crazy Horse with heavy harassing artillery fire designed to disrupt a possible attack on the CIDG camp and to prepare for a helicopter landing. The initial helicopter landing was at
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ordered
Operation Crazy Horse to preempt the attack and attempt to destroy the VC regiment believed to be in the area. Norton was prepared to dedicate up to five battalions of 1st Cavalry troopers to the task.
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Cavalry failed to find large numbers of VC. They were believed to have fled the valleys, but to have returned after the 1st Cavalry withdrew to its base.
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became engaged with a VC battalion on a ridge near the landing zone. Because of bad weather, little air support was available to the Americans who were surrounded, during a break in the rain Company C
3345:"Publication, 1st Cavalry Division Association - Interim Report of Operations, First Cavalry Division, July 1965 to December 1966", ca. 1967, Folder 01, Box 01, Richard P. Carmody Collection"
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soldiers in the Vinh Thanh valley reported clashes and increased activity by the Viet Cong in the area and a possible major attack on 19 May, the birthday of North Vietnamese leader
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camp. The U.S. forces had the continuing objective of protecting
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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Christy, Michael (2012),"Last Stand at Landing Zone Hereford",
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Combat Operations: Stemming the Tide, May 1965 to October 1966
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http://www.historynet.com/last-stand-at-lz-hereford.htm
3347:. The Vietnam Center and Archive, Texas Tech University
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Battles of the Vietnam War involving the United States
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map of the Vinh Thanh valley and Operation Crazy Horse
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Shortly after landing on May 16, Company B from the
3045:The objective of the operation was to destroy the
3415:Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1966
3285:. United States Army Center of Military History.
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3405:May 1966 events in Asia
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3279:Carland, John (2000).
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242:Casualties and losses
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3062:1st Cavalry Division
949:Tan Son Nhut airbase
327:Military engagements
55:16 May - 5 June 1966
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3097:" near the city of
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1458:
1451:
1443:
1442:
1435:
1428:
1421:
1414:
1407:
1400:
1393:
1386:
1378:
1370:
1364:1st Loc Ninh
1351:
1344:
1337:
1330:
1323:
1316:
1314:
1307:
1300:
1293:
1286:
1274:
1267:
1260:
1255:Diamond Head
1253:
1246:
1234:
1227:
1220:
1213:
1206:
1199:
1192:
1185:
1178:
1169:
1162:
1155:
1148:
1141:
1134:
1127:
1116:
1109:
1097:
1090:
1083:
1076:
1069:
1064:2nd Bàu Bàng
1037:
1035:
1028:
1016:
1009:
1002:
995:
988:
981:
979:
972:
966:
965:
953:
941:
934:
927:
920:
915:Deckhouse IV
913:
906:
899:
897:
890:
885:Sunset Beach
883:
876:
869:
863:
844:
837:
830:
818:
811:
804:
797:
785:
779:
771:
764:
757:
751:
750:
743:
736:
729:
722:
715:
703:
696:
689:
682:
675:
668:
656:
649:
642:
635:
628:
616:
609:Double Eagle
607:
600:
598:
591:
584:
577:
571:
570:
565:Harvest Moon
563:
557:
550:
545:1st Bau Bang
530:
513:
506:
500:
495:
494:
452:
436:
428:
411:
393:
387:
380:
368:
355:
348:
341:
285:
283:: 478 killed
277:
237:2nd Regiment
118:Belligerents
3435:Crazy Horse
3182:LZ Hereford
3122:John Norton
3118:Ho Chi Minh
3024:Vietnam War
3016:Crazy Horse
2862:Stable Door
2848:Game Warden
2842:Vung Ro Bay
2836:Market Time
2708:Giant Lance
2694:Igloo White
2649:Tiger Hound
2628:Steel Tiger
2591:Barrel Roll
2516:Hue–Da Nang
2501:Spring 1975
2449:Trung Nghia
2423:(1973–1974)
2400:Thunderhead
2311:Finney Hill
2303:Lam Son 719
2186:FSB Ripcord
2173:Green River
2091:Lamar Plain
2075:Apache Snow
2040:Geneva Park
2026:Atlas Wedge
1909:Meade River
1841:Quyet Chien
1745:West Saigon
1727:Allen Brook
1713:Scotland II
1657:Quyet Thang
1619:Coronado XI
1467:Yellowstone
1402:Coronado IX
1309:Dragon Fire
1295:Coronado IV
1269:Coronado II
1143:Prairie III
1111:Beaver Cage
1004:Sam Houston
982:Cedar Falls
974:Deckhouse V
799:Nathan Hale
752:Crazy Horse
745:Paul Revere
658:Silver City
644:Cocoa Beach
332:Vietnam War
330:during the
286:PAVN claim:
190:John Norton
157:South Korea
93: /
81:108°49′52″E
31:Vietnam War
3399:Categories
3327:2022-10-08
3215:References
3199:Assessment
3192:Phase Two.
3186:Sam Castan
3142:Phase One.
3110:Montagnard
3072:Background
3058:Highway 19
3051:Vinh Thanh
3034:, and the
2874:Sea Dragon
2794:Eagle Pull
2768:Homecoming
2656:Shed Light
2577:Ranch Hand
2494:Phước Long
2484:Thượng Đức
2469:Svay Rieng
2454:Ap Da Bien
2338:Long Khánh
2215:Elk Canyon
2180:Texas Star
2019:Maine Crag
2000:Wayne Grey
1882:Thượng Đức
1553:US Embassy
1535:Coronado X
1453:Manchester
1325:Coronado V
1276:Hood River
1242:The Slopes
1171:Kingfisher
1150:Prairie IV
1136:Prairie II
1018:Enterprise
922:Shenandoah
780:Lam Son II
724:Birmingham
288:152 killed
280:body count
78:14°07′44″N
65:Vĩnh Thạnh
3047:Viet Cong
2919:End Sweep
2662:Thanh Hoa
2635:Arc Light
2612:Iron Hand
2563:Farm Gate
2522:Phan Rang
2459:Quang Duc
2344:Chenla II
2117:Utah Mesa
1888:Maui Peak
1612:Hop Tac I
1585:Quảng Trị
1474:Muscatine
1395:Lancaster
1372:MacArthur
1359:Ong Thanh
1236:Concordia
1194:Kole Kole
1118:Con Thien
1099:Manhattan
908:Attleboro
787:Hawthorne
766:Hardihood
738:Austin IV
711:Xa Cam My
593:Van Buren
490:Dong Xoai
423:Kien Long
418:Long Dinh
363:Đồng Khởi
274:14 killed
256:1 missing
254:79 killed
170:Viet Cong
3351:17 April
3254:. P. 676
3084:city of
3018:, was a
3014:warrior
2930:East Sea
2899:Đồng Hới
2893:Sealords
2826:stations
2787:New Life
2780:Babylift
2681:Yen Vien
2528:Xuân Lộc
2464:Tri Phap
2439:Hồng Ngự
2434:Cửa Việt
2379:Loc Ninh
2269:Tailwind
2248:Chenla I
1915:Hat Dich
1876:Vinh Loc
1772:Kham Duc
1720:Delaware
1676:Carentan
1604:Lo Giang
1527:Lang Vei
1516:Khe Sanh
1460:Saratoga
1437:Napoleon
1416:Santa Fe
1262:Coronado
1229:Billings
1208:Union II
1180:Crockett
1164:Kentucky
1059:Suoi Tre
1011:Pershing
943:Geronimo
871:Amarillo
857:Long Tan
846:Colorado
820:Hastings
793:Hill 488
698:Jackstay
691:Fillmore
637:Harrison
630:New York
579:Marauder
551:Ia Drang
538:Gang Toi
508:Starlite
470:Qui Nhơn
454:Binh Gia
443:Nam Dong
406:Hiep Hoa
357:Biên Hòa
265:8 killed
60:Location
29:Part of
3382:Vietnam
2989:1973–74
2687:Niagara
2570:Chopper
2489:Phú Lộc
2479:Duc Duc
2151:LZ Kate
2104:Binh Ba
2013:Ben Het
1980:2nd Tet
1861:Duc Lap
1821:Binh An
1683:Pegasus
1633:Patrick
1626:Houston
1590:Bến Tre
1548:Da Nang
1445:Phoenix
1388:Osceola
1339:Bolling
1215:Dragnet
1157:Buffalo
1129:Hickory
1078:Lejeune
997:Gadsden
955:Fairfax
929:Atlanta
839:Prairie
773:Wahiawa
759:El Paso
717:Georgia
684:Lincoln
618:Mastiff
526:Plei Me
521:An Ninh
515:Piranha
480:Sông Bé
401:Go Cong
381:Sunrise
369:Chopper
208:unknown
3289:
3250:
3099:Danang
3086:Pleiku
3066:An Khe
3012:Lakota
2820:&
2817:Yankee
2675:Popeye
2394:Kontum
2384:An Lộc
2350:Nui Le
1755:An Bao
1740:Dai Do
1669:Walker
1639:Tam Kỳ
1597:Coburg
1509:McLain
1488:Auburn
1409:Neosho
1379:Dak To
1346:Medina
1288:Benton
1030:Bribie
990:Desoto
892:Seward
852:Duc Co
670:Oregon
485:Ba Gia
475:Ka Nak
448:An Lao
395:Ấp Bắc
388:Shufly
154:
141:
129:
106:Result
2868:PIRAZ
2823:Dixie
2722:Patio
2419:Post-
2294:Snuol
1815:Robin
1423:Essex
1332:Kunia
1302:Swift
1222:Akron
1092:Baker
1085:Union
1054:Ap Gu
813:Macon
677:Texas
664:A Sau
586:Crimp
435:USNS
3353:2015
3287:ISBN
3248:ISBN
2994:1975
2984:1972
2979:1971
2974:1970
2969:1969
2964:1968
2959:1967
2954:1966
2949:1965
2944:1964
2715:Menu
2668:Bolo
2356:1972
1827:Thor
967:1967
878:Byrd
651:Utah
572:1966
532:Hump
501:1965
437:Card
350:Laos
201:Col.
52:Date
3064:at
1579:Hue
1122:DMZ
862:SS
806:Jay
412:34A
278:US
188:MG
3401::
3384:,
3336:^
3259:^
3239:^
3232:.
3030:,
67:,
3355:.
3330:.
3306:.
3295:.
1120:/
1066:)
1042:(
317:e
310:t
303:v
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