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when they were attacked by an estimated three VC Battalions supported by heavy mortar and recoilless rifle fire. The VC launched secondary attacks on each flank of the company before attacking with one Battalion against the Company center, breaching the perimeter and using flamethrowers and bangalore
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The conduct of ROK forces is praised by some South Korean participation in Vietnam states that "the Koreans were thorough in their planning and deliberate in their execution of a plan. They usually surrounded an area by stealth and quick movement. While the count of enemy killed was probably no
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greater proportionately than that of similar American combat units, the thoroughness with which the Koreans searched any area they fought in was attested to by the fact that the Koreans usually came out with a much higher weaponry count than American forces engaged in similar actions."
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attached various battalions, companies, and platoons to the 2nd Marine Regiment to increase its size to a brigade. The Marine Corps originally planned battalion to regiment size unit, but reports from Vietnam said that separating army and Marines was more appropriate to operate.
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torpedoes against the company's bunkers. The Company counterattacked and with the aid of a South Korean Marine quick reaction company helidropped into the position succeeded in driving back the VC with ROK forces claiming to have killed 243.
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was dispatched and charged with the mission of keeping an air umbrella over the Blue Dragon Brigade in and out of the field. A two-man fire control team was assigned to each ROKMC infantry company at all times.
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court awarded Nguyen Thi Thanh compensation of $ 24,000, with the judge finding that Nguyen's relatives were killed on the spot and the plaintiff seriously wounded, and that this is obviously illegal.
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A total of 320,000 South Koreans served in the Vietnam War, with a peak strength (of any given time) at around 48,000. About 4,000 were killed.
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and ARVN in Phú Yên Province from 19 January to 21 February 1966 results in US claims of 346 VC killed for the loss of 45 ROK and 55 U.S.
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After returning from the Vietnam War, the 2nd Marine Brigade was expanded and restructured into as the 2nd Marine Division in 1981.
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Brigade Color Guard during the first anniversary of the arrival of the 2nd Republic of Korea Marine Brigade in South Vietnam
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on 7 September 1969. This was the first amphibious assault ever conducted by the Republic of Korea Marine Corps
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The 2nd Marine Brigade was a mostly volunteer group that included many of South Korea's early Chaebols (
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in attendance, the 2nd Marine Brigade was formally activated at the ROK Marine Corps training camp at
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In February 1968, soldiers of the Brigade were accused of perpetrating the
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2nd Brigade gunners fire a 105mm from their base near Hoi An, 10 July 1968
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Significant operations and actions involving the Brigade include:
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and American forces on Barrier Island 24 km south of
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from 5 to 20 May 1969 results in claims of 4 VC killed
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and was placed under the operational control of the
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2nd Marine Brigade (Republic of Korea)

South Korea
Republic of Korea Marine Corps
Division
Gimpo
Gyeonggi Province
Vietnam War
Operation Van Buren
Battle of Tra Binh Dong
Operation Hood River
Operation Dragon Fire
Operation Pipestone Canyon
Operation Imperial Lake
U.S. Presidential Unit Citation
ROK Presidential Unit Citation
Korean
Hanja
Korean
Hanja
infantry
division
Republic of Korea Marine Corps
South Vietnam
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
South Korea
North Vietnam
National Assembly of South Korea
Republic of Korea Marine Corps
Park Chung-hee

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