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returning to their base areas; (2) South
Vietnamese forces would continue to evacuate Vietnamese who wished to be repatriated; (3) The South Vietnamese government would support the Cambodian government in meeting PAVN/VC aggression; (4) future activities in Cambodia would be conducted without U.S. support; (5) the bulk of South Vietnamese forces would be withdrawn from Cambodia; and (6) the object of South Vietnamese actions was to improve South Vietnamese security and ensure the success of Vietnamization. The South Vietnamese military established a liaison office in Phnom Penh and monthly meetings of the JGS, FANK command and MACV were instituted.
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4111:, the commander of III Corps, who had a reputation as one of the most aggressive and competent ARVN generals. Tri's operation was to have begun on the 29th but Trí refused to budge, claiming that his astrologer had told him "the heavens were not auspicious". During their first two days in Cambodia, ARVN units had several sharp encounters with PAVN forces losing 16 killed while killing 84 PAVN and capturing 65 weapons. The PAVN, forewarned by previous ARVN incursions, however, conducted only delaying actions in order to allow the bulk of their forces to escape to the west.
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advancing units. The joint nature of the operation added another level of complexity to the already overstretched communications network. Regardless, due to the ability of U.S. logisticians to innovate and improvise, supplies of food, water, ammunition, and spare parts arrived at their destinations without any shortages hampering combat operations and the communications system, although complicated, functioned well enough during the short duration of U.S. operations.
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the operational area was extended past the Mekong and U.S. tactical aircraft were soon directly supporting
Cambodian forces in the field. These missions were officially denied by the U.S. and false coordinates were given in official reports to hide their existence. Defense Department records indicated that out of more than 8,000 combat sorties flown in Cambodia between July 1970 and February 1971, approximately 40 percent were flown outside the authorized boundary.
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Vietnam and was planning to pull out 150,000 in the near future. The first withdrawal of 1969 had led to an increase in PAVN/VC activities in the Saigon area, and Abrams had warned Nixon that to pull out another 150,000 troops without eliminating the PAVN/VC bases over the border in Cambodia would create an untenable military situation. Even before the coup against Sihanouk, Nixon was inclined to invade Cambodia.
4911:, commander of IV Corps and planner of the Parrot's Beak operation. Unfortunately for the South Vietnamese, both officers were killed in helicopter crashes, Thanh on 2 May in Cambodia and Trí in February 1971. Other ARVN commanders, however, had not performed as well. Even at this late date in the conflict, the appointment of ARVN general officers was prompted by political loyalty rather than professional competence.
5797:(Yale Genocide Studies Program Monograph Series No. 1, 2004), pp. 54ff. Available online at: www.yale.edu/gsp/publications/Mosyakov.doc "In April–May 1970, many North Vietnamese forces entered Cambodia in response to the call for help addressed to Vietnam not by Pol Pot, but by his deputy Nuon Chea. Nguyen Co Thach recalls: "Nuon Chea has asked for help and we have liberated five provinces of Cambodia in ten days.""
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4118:, consisting of the 9th Infantry Division, five armored cavalry squadrons and one Ranger group. Four tank-infantry task forces attacked into the Parrot's Beak from the south. After three days of operations, ARVN claimed 1,010 PAVN troops had been killed and 204 prisoners taken for the loss of 66 ARVN dead. On 3 May the III Corps and IV Corps units linked up and searched the area for supply caches.
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3804:, the Phnom Penh embassy, or Lon Nol of the planning. Operational security was as tight as General Abrams could make it. There was to be no prior U.S. logistical build-up in the border regions which might serve as a signal to the communists. U.S. brigade commanders were informed only a week in advance of the offensive, while battalion commanders got only two or three days' notice.
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turbulence in the U.S., Nixon issued a directive on 7 May limiting the distance and duration of U.S. operations to a depth of 30 kilometers (19 mi) and setting a deadline of 30 June for the withdrawal of all U.S. forces to South
Vietnam. The final results for the operation were 3,190 PAVN/VC killed or captured and 4,693 individual and 731 crew-served weapons captured.
3914:, to Phnon Penh to meet Lon Nol. Dressed in battle fatigues, Haig refused to share any information with the U.S. embassy staff, instead meeting Lon Nol alone. Lon Nol complained that the invasion had not helped as it only pushed the PAVN/VC forces deeper into Cambodia and broke down in tears when Haig told him that the Americans would be withdrawing from Cambodia in June.
4219:, the Assistant Division Commander of the 1st Cavalry Division), the force attacked the PAVN/VC stronghold with 10,000 U.S. and 5,000 South Vietnamese troops. The operation utilized mechanized infantry and armored units to drive deep into the province where they would then link up with ARVN airborne and U.S. airmobile units that had been lifted in by helicopter.
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PAVN/VC and uncovered food and material caches and claimed 175 PAVN killed and one captured for losses of one killed. On 16 April, the task forces began their withdrawal, returning to South
Vietnam by 12:10 on 17 April. Total PAVN losses, according to the ARVN, were 415 killed or captured and over 100 weapons captured. ARVN losses were eight killed and one
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delaying forces such as that experienced by elements of the 11th ACR three kilometers inside
Cambodia. PAVN troops opened fire with small arms and rockets only to be blasted by tank fire and tactical airstrikes. When the smoke had cleared, 50 dead PAVN soldiers were counted on the battlefield while only two U.S. troops were killed during the action.
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that is being tested tonight" and that "the time has come for action." Nixon's speech began 90 minutes after
American troops entered the "Fishhook" area. He announced his decision to launch American forces into Cambodia with the special objective of capturing COSVN, "the headquarters of the entire communist military operation in South Vietnam."
3849:, which Nixon had seen five times previously. Kissinger later commented that "When he was pressed to the wall, his romantic streak surfaced and he would see himself as a beleaguered military commander in the tradition of Patton." The following evening, Nixon decided that "We would go for broke" and gave his authorization for the incursion.
3621:(FANK), quickly seizing large portions of the eastern and northeastern parts of the country, isolating and besieging or overrunning a number of Cambodian cities including Kampong Cham. Documents uncovered from the Soviet archives revealed that the offensive was launched at the explicit request of the Khmer Rouge following negotiations with
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fortunate, had the PAVN/VC fought for the sanctuaries instead of fleeing, U.S. and ARVN units would have rapidly consumed their available supplies. This situation was exacerbated by the poor road network in the border regions and the possibility of ambush for nighttime road convoys demanded that deliveries only take place during daylight.
4272:, entered what came to be known as "The City", southwest of Snoul. The two-square mile PAVN complex contained over 400 thatched huts, storage sheds, and bunkers, each of which was packed with food, weapons and ammunition. There were truck repair facilities, hospitals, a lumber yard, 18 mess halls, a pig farm and even a swimming pool.
3729:, who was the sort of aggressive, pugnacious military man he admired the most. McCain drew for Nixon a map of Cambodia that depicted the bloody claws of a red Chinese dragon clutching half of the country and advised Nixon that action was needed now.Impressed by Admiral McCain's performance, Nixon brought him back to his house in
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sanctuaries because FANK and ARVN forces were unable to fill the vacuum in these territories following U.S. withdrawal and instead the PAVN and Khmer Rouge moved quickly to fill the void. It has been argued that the incursion heated up the civil war and helped the insurgent Khmer Rouge gather recruits to their cause.
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presented the invasion as a relatively minor operation designed to speed up the withdrawal of
American forces from South Vietnam by eliminating PAVN/VC bases, but instead by presenting the invasion as necessary to maintain America as a world power made it sound like a far bigger operation than what it really was.
4872:(including 143,000 mortar shells, rockets and recoilless rifle rounds); 29 tons of communications equipment; 431 vehicles; and 55 tons of medical supplies. MACV intelligence estimated that PAVN/VC forces in southern Vietnam required 1,222 tons of all supplies each month to keep up a normal pace of operations.
3583:. Cambodia's actions were denounced by both the North and South Vietnamese governments. The massacres of Cambodia's Vietnamese minority greatly enraged people in both Vietnams. Even before the supply conduit through Sihanoukville was shut down, PAVN had begun expanding its logistical system from southeastern
4350:, was attacked overnight by a PAVN force losing one killed while claiming 50 PAVN killed. The Cavalry continued searching for supply caches until returning to South Vietnam on 29 June. Results for the operation were 1,527 PAVN/VC killed or captured and 3,073 individual and 449 crew-served weapons captured.
4258:. Elements of the 11th ACR and supporting helicopters came under PAVN fire while approaching the town and its airfield. When a massed American attack was met by heavy resistance, the Americans backed off, called in air support and blasted the town for two days, reducing it to rubble. During the action,
4199:, known by the ARVN as Operation Toan Thang 43 and by MACV as Operation Rock Crusher, got underway as 36 B-52s dropped 774 tons of bombs along the southern edge of the Fishhook. This was followed by an hour of massed artillery fire and another hour of strikes by tactical fighter-bombers. At 10:00, the
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John Shaw and other historians, military and civilian, have based the conclusions of their work on the incursion on the premise that the North
Vietnamese logistical system in Cambodia had been so badly damaged that it was rendered ineffective. However this was only temporary as shown by the sustained
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was resurrected during the winter and incorporated into the
Supplementary Foreign Assistance Act of 1970. This time the measure made it through both houses of Congress and became law on 22 December. As a result, all U.S. ground troops and advisors were barred from participating in military actions in
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weapons and equipment and the for the rest of 1970 PAVN/VC activities in the Saigon area were notably reduced. However, by 1971 all of the weapons and equipment had been replaced while the PAVN/VC returned to their frontier bases in the summer of 1970 after the withdraw of the Americans in June 1970.
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The North Vietnamese response to the incursion was to avoid contact with allied forces and, if possible, to fall back westward and regroup. PAVN/VC forces were well aware of the planned attack and many COSVN/B-3 Front military units were already far to the north and west conducting operations against
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conducted operations against Base Area 740. During Phase 1 from 20 May to 3 June the ARVN killed 96 PAVN/VC and captured one while losing 29 killed. Phase 2 took place from 4 to 12 June with limited results. During Phase 3 from 19 to 27 June and resulted the ARVN killed 149 PAVN/VC and captured 3 and
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engaged a PAVN force killing 167 and capturing 28 weapons. On 11 May brigade units found a large food and material cache. The operation ended on 14 May. Results for the operation were 302 PAVN/VC killed or captured and 297 individual and 34 crew-served weapons captured. Another source states that the
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On 3 June the ARVN began rotating units for rest and refit, withdrawing from around Kampong Cham to Krek. The PAVN quickly moved back into the area and renewed their siege of the city. On 19 June Thiệu ordered III Corps to relieve Kampong Cham once again and on 21 June three task forces moved towards
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Years later Trương would recall just how "Close were to annihilating or capturing the core of the Southern resistance – elite units of our frontline fighters along with the civilian and much of the military leadership". After many days of hard marches the PRG reached the northern bases, and relative
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Sihanouk went on Chinese radio to appeal to his people to overthrow Lon Nol, whom he depicted as a puppet of the Americans. Lon Nol was an intense Khmer nationalist, who detested the Vietnamese, the ancient archenemies of the Khmer nation. Like many other Khmer nationalists, Lon Nol had not forgotten
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As a test of Vietnamization, the incursion was praised by American generals and politicians alike, but the Vietnamese had not really performed alone. The participation of U.S. ground and air forces had precluded any such claim. When called on to conduct solo offensive operations during the incursion
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Abrams was frustrated with the invasion, saying: "We need to go west from where we are, we need to go north and east from where we are. And we need to do it now. It's moving and-goddam, goddam". When one officer asked "Time to exploit?", Abrams replied: "Christ! It's so clear. Don't let them pick up
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30 May saw the inauguration of Operation Freedom Deal (named as of 6 June), a continuous U.S. aerial interdiction campaign conducted in Cambodia. These missions were limited to a depth of 48 kilometers between the South Vietnamese border and the Mekong River. Within two months, however, the limit of
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On 23 May III Corps began Phase V to relieve Kampong Cham, headquarters of FANK's Military Region I, which had been under siege by the PAVN 9th Division, which had occupied the 180-acre (0.73 km) Chup rubber plantation northeast of the city and had begun bombarding the city from there. Two task
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Nixon's speech on national television on April 30, 1970, was called "vintage Nixon" by Kissinger. Nixon announced that nothing less than America's status as a world power was at stake, saying he had spurned "all political considerations", as he maintained he rather be a one-term president than "be a
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of the plans to invade Cambodia. Both Stennis and Russell were conservative Southern Democrats who were chairmen of key committees and both were expected to approve of their invasion as indeed they did. In this way, Nixon could say he did inform at least some leaders of Congress about what was being
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In particular, Nixon believed that a spectacular military action that would prove "we are still serious about our commitment in Vietnam" might force the North Vietnamese to conclude the Paris peace talks in a manner satisfactory to American interests. In 1969, Nixon had pulled out 25,000 U.S. troops
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Surprisingly, North Vietnamese forces did not oppose the evacuation, though they could easily have done so. It was already too late for thousands of ethnic Vietnamese murdered by Cambodian persecution, but there were tens of thousands of Vietnamese still within the country who could be evacuated to
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After ten days the American troops returned to South Vietnam, leaving the area to the ARVN. Historian Shelby Stanton has noted that "there was a noted lack of aggressiveness" in the combat assault and that the division seemed to be "suffering from almost total combat paralysis." The operation ended
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to destroy a PAVN/VC base. Four days later other South Vietnamese troops drove 16 kilometers into Cambodian territory. On 20 April, 2,000 ARVN troops advanced into the Parrot's Beak, killing 144 PAVN troops. On 22 April, Nixon authorized American air support for the South Vietnamese operations. All
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Moving across the border in Cambodia on 30 March, elements of the PRG and VC were surrounded in their bunkers by ARVN forces flown in by helicopter. Surrounded, they waited until nightfall and then with security provided by the 7th Division they broke out of the encirclement and fled north to unite
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Sihanouk was enraged by the vulgar media attacks by Lon Nol against himself and his family, saying in interview with Stanley Karnow in 1981 that despite the fact that the Khmer Rouge slaughtered much of the royal family including several of his children he still had no regrets about allying himself
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Sihanouk was revered by the Khmer peasantry as a god-like figure and his endorsement of the Khmer Rouge had immediate effects in rural areas (Silhanouk was less popular in the more educated urban areas of Cambodia). The reverence for the royal family was such that after the coup Lon Nol went to the
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Kissinger had denied in a press statement that any Americans had been killed fighting in Laos, only for it to emerge two days later that 27 Americans had been killed fighting in Laos. As a result, Nixon's public approval ratings fell by 11 points, causing him to refuse to see Kissinger for the next
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wrote in his memoirs that "historians rarely do justice to the psychological stress on a policy-maker", noting that by early 1970 President Nixon was feeling very much besieged and inclined to lash out against a world he was believed was plotting his downfall. Nixon had vowed to end the Vietnam War
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he enemy had established control over and successfully suppressed, to some extent at least, our nighttime supply operations. Enemy aircraft destroyed 4,000 trucks during the 1970–1971 dry season... Our supply effort, conducted during a single season of the year and using a single supply route, was
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Due to the loss of its Cambodian supply system and continued aerial interdiction in Laos, MACV estimated that for every 2.5 tons of materiel sent south down the Ho Chi Minh trail, only one ton reached its destination. However, the true loss rate was probably only around ten percent. Due to lack of
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The U.S. and ARVN claimed 11,369 PAVN/VC soldiers killed and 2,509 captured. The logistical haul discovered, removed, or destroyed in eastern Cambodia during the operations was indeed prodigious: 22,892 individual and 2,509 crew-served weapons; 7,000 to 8,000 tons of rice; 1,800 tons of ammunition
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During the incursion itself, U.S. and ARVN ground units were supported by 9,878 aerial sorties (6,012 USAF/2,966 RVNAF), an average of 210 per day. During operations in the Fishhook, for example, the USAF flew 3,047 sorties and the RVNAF 332. These tactical airstrikes were supplemented by 653 B-52
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In order to keep the campaign as low-key as possible, Abrams had suggested that the commencement of the incursion be routinely announced from Saigon. At 21:00 on 30 April, however, Nixon appeared on all three U.S. television networks to announce that "It is not our power but our will and character
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On April 29, press reports stated that ARVN troops had entered the "Parrot's Beak" area, leading to demands from anti-war senators and congressmen that the president should promise no American troops would be involved, only for the White House to say the president would be giving a speech the next
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to liaise with MACV for operations in Cambodia. In late April Thiệu sent a secret directive instructing the JGS to conduct operations in Cambodia to a depth of 40–60 km (25–37 mi) from the border. By April 1970, the PAVN/Khmer Rouge offensive in Cambodia was going well and they had taken
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The majority of the PAVN/VC forces had withdrawn deeper into Cambodia before the invasion with a rearguard left to stage a fighting retreat to avoid charges of cowardice. PAVN/VC losses in manpower were minimal, but much equipment and arms were abandoned. The allied forces captured a vast haul of
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Regional Forces. The weeklong operation resulted in 613 PAVN/VC killed and 52 captured and 792 individual and 84 crew-served weapons captured. ARVN losses were 36 killed. Operations continued under the name Operation Cuu Long III starting 25 May in the same area with the same forces less the 21st
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The North Vietnamese had ample notice of the impending attack. A 17 March directive from the headquarters of the B-3 Front, captured during the incursion, ordered PAVN/VC forces to "break away and avoid shooting back...Our purpose is to conserve forces as much as we can". The only surprised party
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called Operation Toan Thang (Complete Victory) 41. Mounted by two ARVN armor-infantry task forces, the units began their advance at 08:00 on 14 April. One task force met heavy resistance and killed 182 PAVN and captured 30 for the loss of seven killed. The next day the task forces skirmished with
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Nixon stated: "If, when the chips are down, the world's most powerful nation, the United States of America, acts like a pitiful helpless giant, then the forces of totalitarianism and anarchy will threaten free nations and free institutions throughout the world". Karnow wrote that Nixon could have
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Once Laird learned that Nixon was determined "to do something", he suggest only invading the "Parrot's Beak" area with ARVN forces. Nixon in his 1978 memoirs wrote this recommendation was "the most pusillanimous little nitpicker I ever saw". Nixon had decided to go for "the big play" for "all the
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Simultaneously, public opinion polls during the second week of May showed that 50 percent of the American public approved of Nixon's actions. Fifty-eight percent blamed the students for what had occurred at Kent State. On both sides, emotions ran high. In one instance, in New York City on 8 May,
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and 30 U.S. vessels proceeded up the Mekong to Prey Veng, permitting IV Corps ground forces to move westward to Phnom Penh to aid ethnic Vietnamese seeking flight to South Vietnam. During these operations South Vietnamese and American naval forces evacuated about 35,000 Vietnamese from Cambodia.
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During Operation Binh Tay II, the ARVN 22nd Division moved against Base Area 701 and B3 Front units such as the 24th, 28th or 66th Regiments and the 40th Artillery Regiment from 14 to 27 May. No significant combat occurred but the ARVN killed 73 PAVN/VC and captured six and located supply caches
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On May 1, 1970, Nixon visited the Pentagon where he received the news that 194 PAVN/VC troops had been killed since the previous day, most by air strikes. Upon seeing a map, Nixon noticed there other PAVN/VC sanctuaries besides the "Parrot's Beak" and the "Fishhook. When Nixon asked if they were
3705:
In response to events in Cambodia, Nixon believed that there were distinct possibilities for a U.S. response. With Sihanouk gone, conditions were ripe for strong measures against the base areas. He was also adamant that some action be taken to support "The only government in Cambodia in the last
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Offensive in South Vietnam. Nixon, angered at what he perceived as a violation of the "agreement" with Hanoi after the cessation of the bombing of North Vietnam, authorized the covert air campaign. The first mission of Operation Menu was dispatched on March 18 and by the time it was completed 14
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Nixon proclaimed the incursion to be "the most successful military operation of the entire war." Abrams was of like mind, believing that time had been bought for the pacification of the South Vietnamese countryside and that U.S. and ARVN forces had been made safe from any attack out of Cambodia
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Due to the rapid pace of operations, deployment, and redeployment, coordination of artillery units and their fires became a worrisome quandary during the operations. This was made even more problematic by the confusion generated by the lack of adequate communications systems between the rapidly
4555:, covert tactical airstrikes in support of MACV-SOG reconnaissance elements in Cambodia. This authorization was given, allowing U.S. aircraft to penetrate 13 miles (21 km) into northeastern Cambodia. This boundary was extended to 29 miles (47 km) along the entire frontier on 25 April.
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Opposition to the incursion was expected to be heavy, but PAVN/VC forces had begun moving westward two days before the advance began. By 3 May, MACV reported only eight Americans killed and 32 wounded, low casualties for such a large operation. There was only scattered and sporadic contact with
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Through relations between Laird and Kissinger were unfriendly, the latter felt that it was not proper for the Defense Secretary to be unaware that a major offensive was about to be launched. Laird advised Kissinger not to inform Rogers, who was due to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations
3812:
Not all of the members of the administration agreed that an invasion of Cambodia was either militarily or politically expedient. Laird and Rogers were both opposed to any such operation due to their belief that it would engender intense domestic opposition in the U.S. and that it might possibly
3564:
Though Cambodia had a weak army, Lon Nol had given Hanoi 48 hours to pull its forces out of Cambodia and began the hasty training of 60,000 volunteers to fight the PAVN/VC. By late March 1970, Cambodia had descended into anarchy as Karnow noted: "Rival Cambodian gangs were hacking each other to
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to close the port of Sihanoukville to communist supplies and to issue an ultimatum on March 12 to the North Vietnamese to withdraw their forces from Cambodia within 72 hours. The prince, outraged that his "modus vivendi" with the communists had been disturbed, immediately arranged for a trip to
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The Cambodian government was not informed of the incursion until it was already under way. The Cambodian leadership however welcomed the intervention against PAVN bases and the resulting weakening of PAVN military capabilities. The leadership had hoped for permanent U.S. occupation of the PAVN
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In mid-1971 the Cambodian government requested the abrogation of South Vietnam's zone of operations in Cambodia and the South Vietnamese agreed to reducing the zone to a depth of 10–15 km (6.2–9.3 mi), which reflected the inability of the South Vietnamese to conduct deeper incursions
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The tempo of logistical troops could be mind numbing. The U.S. Third Ordnance Battalion for example, loaded up to 150 flatbed trucks per day with ammunition. Logisticians were issuing more than 2,300 short tons (almost five million pounds) of supplies every day to support the incursion. Aerial
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Also on 6 May the ARVN 9th Regiment, 5th Infantry Division, launched Operation Toan Thang 46 against Base Area 350. On 25 May, after being engaged by a PAVN/VC force, the 9th Regiment discovered a 500-bed hospital. The Regiment continued searching for supply caches before starting a withdrawal
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After the first week of operations, additional battalion and brigade units were committed to the operation, so that between 6 and 24 May, a total of 90,000 Allied troops (including 33 U.S. maneuver battalions) were conducting operations inside Cambodia. Due to increasing political and domestic
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The one thing that was not found was COSVN. On 1 May a tape of Nixon's announcement of the incursion was played for Abrams, who according to Lewis Sorley "must have cringed" when he heard the President state that the capture of the headquarters was one of the major objectives of the operation.
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engaged PAVN forces outside of Krek killing 26 and capturing 16. On 25 May armored and Ranger units clashed with the PAVN south of Route 7. On 28 May one task force engaged a PAVN unit killing 73 while the other task force located various supply caches. As the task forces converged on the Chup
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operations captured several towns, but the PAVN/VC military and political leadership narrowly escaped the cordon. The operation was partly a response to a PAVN offensive on March 29 against the Cambodian Army that captured large parts of eastern Cambodia in the wake of these operations. Allied
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MACV intelligence knew that the mobile and widely dispersed headquarters would be difficult to locate. In response to a White House query before the fact, MACV had replied that "major COSVN elements are dispersed over approximately 110 square kilometers of jungle" and that "the feasibility of
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where the ARVN had established an operational base. On 27 June 1970 Thiệu gave a televised speech in which he outlined South Vietnam's Cambodia policy: (1) South Vietnamese forces would continue to operate on Cambodian territory after the withdrawal of U.S. forces to prevent the PAVN/VC from
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Meanwhile, on 25 May Tây Ninh Province RF units and CIDG forces engaged PAVN/VC forces in the Angel's Wing area killing 38 and capturing 21. On 29 May a task force was sent to assist in the Angel's Wing area. PAVN/VC anti-aircraft fire was particularly heavy, downing one RVNAF A-1H, one USAF
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The real struggle for the U.S. and ARVN forces in Cambodia was the effort at keeping their units supplied. Once again, the need for security before the operations and the rapidity with which units were transferred to the border regions precluded detailed planning and preparation. Abrams was
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southwest of Phnom Penh and 90 miles (140 km) inside Cambodia. A 4,000-man ARVN armored task force linked up with FANK troops and then retook the town. Operation Cuu Long III (24 May – 30 June) was an evolution of the previous operations after U.S. forces had left Cambodia.
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were met again by intense anti-aircraft fire and were diverted to an alternative landing zone, however only 60 men were landed before intense PAVN fire (which shot down one helicopter and damaged two others) shut down the landing zone, leaving them stranded and surrounded overnight.
4304:, launched Operation Toan Thang 44 against Base Areas 353, 354 and 707 located north and northeast of Tây Ninh Province. Once again, a hunt for COSVN units was conducted, this time around the Cambodian town of Memot and, once again, the search was futile. On 7 May the 2nd Battalion,
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and attacked demonstrating students. Such violence, however, was an aberration. Most demonstrations, both pro- and anti-war, were peaceful. On 20 May 100,000 construction workers, tradesmen, and office workers marched peacefully through New York City in support of Nixon's policies.
3752:(named for its perceived shape on a map), believing that "Giving the South Vietnamese an operation of their own would be a major boost to their morale as well as provide a practical demonstration of the success of Vietnamization." At the meeting of April 22, both Rogers and the
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n 1969 Group 559 shipped 20 thousand tons of supplies to the battlefields, in 1970 this total rose to 40 thousand tons and in 1971 it increased to 60 thousand tons... losses along the way in 1969, which were 13.5 percent, declined to 3.4 percent in 1970 and 2.7 percent in
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Planning for any eventuality the North Vietnamese started planning emergency evacuation routes in the event of a coordinated assault by Cambodians from the west and South Vietnamese from the east. After the Cambodian coup, COSVN was evacuated on 19 March 1970. While the
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and MACV, who presented him with a series of options: a naval quarantine of the Cambodian coast; the launching of South Vietnamese and American airstrikes; the expansion of hot pursuit across the border by ARVN forces; or a ground invasion by ARVN, U.S. forces, or both.
3549:, farmers enraged that their beloved ruler had been overthrown lynched one of Lon Nol's brothers, cut out his liver, cooked it and ate it to symbolize their contempt for the brother of the man who overthrew Sihanouk, who was viewed as the rightful once and future king.
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South Vietnamese forces had performed well during the incursion but their leadership was uneven. Trí proved a resourceful and inspiring commander, earning the sobriquet the "Patton of the Parrot's Beak" from the American media. Abrams also praised the skill of General
3666:. After defeating the FANK forces, the PAVN turned the newly won territories over to local insurgents. The Khmer Rouge also established "liberated" areas in the south and the southwestern parts of the country, where they operated independently of the North Vietnamese.
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program. This planned withdrawal implied restrictions on any offensive U.S. action in Cambodia. By early 1970, MACV still maintained 330,648 U.S. Army and 55,039 Marine Corps troops in South Vietnam, most of whom were concentrated in 81 infantry and tank battalions.
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with support from the 9th Division attacked 3 km (1.9 mi) into the "Crow's Nest" again in a two-day operation, reportedly killing 43 PAVN/VC and capturing two for the loss of two killed. During the same period the Regional Forces also raided northwest of
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twice visited Lon Nol in Phnom Penh for secret meetings to reestablish diplomatic relations between the two countries and agree on military cooperation. On April 14, 1970, Lon Nol appealed for help, saying that Cambodia was on the verge of losing its independence.
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As foreseen by Laird, fallout from the incursion was quick in coming on the campuses of America's universities, as protests erupted against what was perceived as an expansion of the conflict into yet another country. On 4 May the unrest escalated to violence when
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that would have cut off funding not only for U.S. ground operations and advisors in Cambodia, but would also have ended U.S. air support for Cambodian forces. On 30 June the U.S. Senate passed the act with the amendment included. The bill was defeated in the
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The main problems were the pressure of time and Nixon's desire for secrecy. The Southeast Asia monsoon, whose heavy rains would hamper operations, was only two months away. By the order of Nixon, the State Department did not notify the Cambodian desk at the
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across the border to South Vietnam. The operation began on 25 June and was successfully completed by 27 June with 7,571 FANK troops, their dependents and refugees evacuated. ARVN losses were 2 killed while PAVN losses were 6 killed and 2 weapons captured.
3733:, to repeat it for Kissinger who was unimpressed. Kissinger was upset that Thọ had temporarily ended their secret meetings in Paris and shared Nixon's inclinations to lash out against an enemy. Kissinger regarded Thọ like all Vietnamese as "insolent".
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bombings for the same reasons). Both were castigated by Henry Kissinger for their "bureaucratic foot-dragging." As a result, Laird was bypassed by the Joint Chiefs in advising the White House on planning and preparations for the Cambodian operation.
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safety. Thiệu arranged with Lon Nol to repatriate as many as were willing to leave. The new relationship did not, however, prevent the Cambodian government from stripping the Vietnamese of their homes and other personal property before they left.
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Regional Force units were moved into the area. On 14 May the task forces killed 74 PAVN/VC and captured 76. On 21 May a task force killed 9 PAVN and captured 26 from the PAVN 27th Regiment, 9th Division. By 22 May Route 1 was considered secured.
4121:
Phase III began on 7 May with one ARVN task force engaging the PAVN 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Prasot killing 182 and capturing 8, while another task force found a 200-bed hospital. On 9 May the two task forces linked up southwest of
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The official PAVN history claims that from April to July they eliminated 40,000 enemy troops, destroyed 3,000 vehicles and 400 artillery pieces and captured 5,000 weapons, 113 vehicles, 1,570 tons of rice and 100 tons of medical supplies.
3529:, who had to inform him mid-way in the conversation that he had just been deposed. In response, Sihanouk immediately established a government-in-exile in Beijing allying himself with North Vietnam, the Khmer Rouge, the VC and the Laotian
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amongst the participants in the incursion seemed to be Lon Nol, who had been informed by neither Washington nor Saigon concerning the impending invasion of his country. He only discovered the fact after a telephone conversation with the
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with the Khmer Rouge in 1970. His voice raising in fury, Sihanouk told Karnow: "I had to avenge myself against Lon Nol. He was my minister, my officer and he betrayed me". Sihanouk left Moscow for Beijing, where he was greeted warmly by
3251:(VC) in the eastern border regions of Cambodia. Cambodian neutrality and military weakness made its territory a safe zone where PAVN/VC forces could establish bases for operations over the border. With the US shifting toward a policy of
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espite its spectacular results...it must be recognized that the Cambodian incursion proved, in the long run, to pose little more than a temporary disruption of North Vietnam's march toward domination of all of Laos, Cambodia and South
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On 9 May ARVN IV Corps launched Operation Cuu Long, in which ARVN ground forces, including mechanized and armored units, drove west and northwest up the eastern side of the Mekong River from 9 May to 1 July. A combined force of 110
4104:, an infantry regiment from the 25th Infantry Division, and three Ranger battalions and an attached ARVN Armored Cavalry Regiment from the 3rd Ranger Group) crossed into the Parrot's Beak region of Svay Rieng Province.
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Nixon was taken by surprise by the events in Cambodia, saying at a National Security Council meeting: "What the hell do those clowns do out there in Langley ?". The day after the coup, Nixon ordered Kissinger: "I want
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and be prepared to relieve Kampong Trach in order to facilitate the evacuation of Vietnamese civilians from Phnom Penh. On 13 May Trí launched Phase IV, moving all three III Corps task forces west along Route 1 from
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being invaded as well, he was told that Congress might object. His response was: "Let me be the judge as far as the political reactions are concerned. Knock them all out so they can't be used against us again Ever".
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successfully countered these efforts through camouflage tactics and the construction of thousands of kilometers of "bypass" roads to avoid choke points that frequently came under enemy attack. Per the same history,
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The US government was aware of these activities in Cambodia, but refrained from taking overt military action within Cambodia in hopes of convincing the mercurial Sihanouk to alter his position. To accomplish this,
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On April 17 the Khmer Republic announced that North Vietnam was invading Cambodia and appealed for assistance in countering North Vietnamese aggression. The U.S. responding immediately, delivering 6,000 captured
3506:, which he kept watching over and over again, seeing how the film presented Patton as a solitary and misunderstood genius whom the world did not appreciate, a parallel to himself. Nixon told his chief of staff,
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Aerial operations for the incursion got off to a slow start. Reconnaissance flights over the operational area were restricted since MACV believed that they might serve as a signal of intention. The role of the
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Subsequent operations conducted by IV Corps included Operation Cuu Long II (16–24 May), which continued actions along the western side of the Mekong. Lon Nol had requested that the ARVN help in the retaking of
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Chup along Route 7 from Krek. By 27 June the PAVN had left the Chup area. On 29 June Task Force 318 was engaged by a PAVN force on Route 15 and the ARVN killed 165 PAVN for losses of 34 killed and 24 missing.
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twenty-five years that had the guts to take a pro-Western stand." As the poorly-trained FANK went from defeat after defeat, Nixon was afraid that Cambodia would "go down the drain" if he did not take action.
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of these incursions into Cambodian territory were simply reconnaissance missions in preparation for a larger-scale effort being planned by MACV and its ARVN counterparts, subject to authorization by Nixon.
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to rest and reorganize without being attacked. These base areas were also utilized by the PAVN and VC to store weapons and other material that had been transported on a large scale into the region on the
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attacked 6 km (3.7 mi) into Cambodia west of the "Crow's Nest" in Operation Cuu Long/SD9/06. The ARVN claimed 187 PAVN/VC killed and over 1,000 weapons captured for a cost of 24 killed. Thirty
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South Vietnamese operations into the border areas of Cambodia continued. Operation Toan Thang 42 Phase VI was conducted along Routes 1 and 7 with limited success due to the onset of the rainy season.
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marbles" since he anticipated "a hell of an uproar at home" regardless of what he did. Lon Nol was not informed in advance that American and South Vietnamese forces were about to enter his nation.
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The joint U.S./ARVN campaign would begin on May 1 with the stated goals of reducing allied casualties in South Vietnam, assuring the continued withdrawal of U.S. forces, and enhancing the U.S./
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that "the administration had no intentions...to escalate the war. We recognize that if we escalate and get involved in Cambodia with our ground troops that our whole program is defeated."
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resupply, therefore, became the chief method of logistical replenishment for the forward units. Military engineers and aviators were kept in constant motion throughout the incursion zone.
3948:(PRG) and PAVN/VC bases were preparing to also move to the north and safety they came under aerial bombardment from B-52 bombers on 27 March. As laid out by the evacuation plans General
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government had no incentive to overthrow Sihanouk, since it was satisfied with his continued "neutrality"), they were able to shelter their forces in areas controlled by PAVN/VC troops.
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towards Route 13 on 20 June, returning to South Vietnam on 30 June. Results for the operation were 79 PAVN/VC killed or captured and 325 individual and 41 crew-served weapons captured.
4320:, crossed the border 48 kilometers southwest of the Fishhook into an area known as the "Dog's Face" from 7 through 12 May. The only significant contact with PAVN forces took place near
3860:, the assistant attorney general, who wrote a legal brief saying in times of war the president had the right to deploy troops "in conflict with foreign powers at their own initiative".
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proposed waiting to see if the Lon Nol regime could manage to survive on its own. Kissinger took an aggressive line, favoring having the ARVN invade Cambodia with American air support.
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buildings went up in flames or were bombed while 26 schools witnessed violent clashes between students and police. National Guard units were mobilized on 21 campuses in 16 states. The
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shot down. Documents captured during the operation and prisoner interrogations revealed that the area was the base for the PAVN 271st Regiment, 9th Division and other support units.
3766:, the most hawkish member of Nixon's cabinet, forcefully told Nixon to avoid "pussyfooting" around and invade Cambodia with American troops. On April 23, Rogers testified before the
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On 30 April 1970, President Nixon announced the attack into Cambodia. In a televised address to the nation, he justified it as a necessary response to North Vietnamese aggression.
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the southern half of Vietnam was part of the Khmer empire until the 18th century nor had he forgiven the Vietnamese for conquering an area that historically was part of Cambodia.
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the Cambodians when the offensive began. During 1969 PAVN logistical units had already begun the largest expansion of the Ho Chi Minh trail conducted during the entire conflict.
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for a rest cure in January 1970, government-sponsored anti-Vietnamese demonstrations were held throughout Cambodia. Continued unrest spurred Prime Minister/Defense Minister
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and be more like the subject of the film. Feeling that events were not working in his favor, Nixon sought some bold, audacious action that might turn his fortunes around.
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On 7 May, the division's 2nd Brigade inserted its three battalions unopposed. On 10 May, Bravo Company, 3/506th Infantry, was ambushed by a much larger PAVN force in the
4390:), assaulting via helicopter, were driven back by intense anti-aircraft fire. On 6 May following preparatory airstrikes the assault was resumed. Helicopters carrying the
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against Base Area 702 (the traditional headquarters of the PAVN B3 Front) in northeastern Cambodia from 5–25 May. Following airstrikes, the initial American forces, the
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told the media about Cambodia on March 23, 1970 "We don't anticipate that any request will be made". Realizing that he had lost control of the situation, Lon Nol did a
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Men of Company "D", 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, 25th Infantry Division, load captured documents found in a PAVN Training Center aboard an OH-6A helicopter, May 1970.
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3363:(Red Khmers) by Sihanouk, began an insurgency to overthrow the government. While they received very limited material help from the North Vietnamese at the time (the
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were flown to remove captured weapons and ammunition before it was decided to destroy the remainder in situ. The ARVN force returned to South Vietnam on 23 April.
3481:. Nixon had taken the rejection of his nominations to the Supreme Court as personal humiliations, which he was constantly brooding over. In February 1970, the
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after U.S. forces were withdrawn from Cambodia as scheduled. The newly amended act did, however, rescind the Southeast Asia Resolution (better known as the
4096:), also labeled Operation Rock Crusher. Twelve ARVN battalions of approximately 8,700 troops (two armored cavalry squadrons from III Corps and two from the
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on 25 May, U.S./ARVN losses were 43 killed while PAVN/VC losses were 212 killed and seven captured and 859 individual and 20 crew-served weapons captured.
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to develop and implement a plan for maximum assistance to pro-U.S. elements in Cambodia". The CIA began to fly in arms for the Lon Nol regime, through the
3328:, ruler of Cambodia, convinced of eventual communist victory in Southeast Asia and fearful for the future of his rule, had concluded an agreement with the
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the pieces. Don't let them pick up the pieces. Just like the Germans. You give them 36 hours and, goddam it, you've got to start the war all over again".
3984:, the deputy minister of health in the PRG. The column needed many days to recover and Trương himself would require weeks to recover from the long march.
3976:, then Minister of Justice in the PRG, recounts that the march to the northern bases was a succession of forced marches, broken up by B-52 bombing raids.
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region. A preliminary operational plan had actually been completed in March, but was kept so tightly under wraps that when Abrams handed over the task to
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The North Vietnamese response was swift; they began directly supplying large amounts of weapons and advisors to the Khmer Rouge and Cambodia plunged into
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On 15 April for example, 800 Vietnamese men were rounded up at the village of Churi Changwar, tied together, executed, and their bodies dumped into the
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spread nationwide, involving more than four million students and 450 universities, colleges and high schools in mostly peaceful protests and walkouts.
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Dmitry Mosyakov, "The Khmer Rouge and the Vietnamese Communists: A History of Their Relations as Told in the Soviet Archives", in Susan E. Cook, ed.,
3826:, was an opponent of the war. Laird wanted Rogers to honesty say he was unaware of plans to invade Cambodia to avoid having him indicted for perjury.
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3788:, he was not informed about the previous planning and started a new one from scratch. Seventy-two hours later, Davison's plan was submitted to the
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6080:. History of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Washington, DC: Office of Joint History, Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. p. 198.
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during the year, pushing what had been a 60-mile (97 km) corridor to a width of 90 miles (140 km) and opening the entire length of the
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During a televised address on April 20, Nixon announced the withdrawal of 150,200 U.S. troops from South Vietnam during the year as part of the
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Earlier, on 8 May 100,000 protesters had gathered in Washington and another 150,000 in San Francisco on only ten days notice. Nationwide, 30
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Division which had returned to South Vietnam. While the PAVN/VC generally avoided contact, the ARVN located 3,500 weapons in a storage area.
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Cambodian neutrality had already been violated by South Vietnamese forces in pursuit of political-military factions opposed to the regime of
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4811:. Following that action the severe constraints on ARVN ammunition expenditures, fuel usage, and flying hours permitted no new initiatives.
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all five of Cambodia's northeastern provinces and Kissinger predicated to Nixon that the Lon Nol regime would not survive 1970 on its own.
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The FANK units at Labang Siek would then move 35 km (22 mi) east along Route 19 to Ba Kev and would then be flown or trucked to
4383:
394:
4497:. On 21 June the ARVN 22nd Division was given the mission of facilitating the evacuation of the bases. On 23 June the division moved to
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In late June the FANK asked the U.S. and South Vietnam for assistance in evacuating two isolated garrisons at Ba Kev and Labang Siek in
4339:, the area contained more than 6.5 million rounds of anti-aircraft ammunition, 500,000 rifle rounds, thousands of rockets, several
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6095:. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: School of Advanced Military Studies, United States Army Command and General Staff College. pp. 26–27.
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3533:. In doing so, Sihanouk lent his name and popularity in the rural areas of Cambodia to a movement over which he had little control.
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in Paris in February 1970 that this might lead to a breakthrough in the negotiations and was disappointed that proved not to be so.
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3557:, who assured him that China still recognized him as the legitimate leader of Cambodia, and would back his efforts at restoration.
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without U.S. support. South Vietnam mounted its last major operation in Cambodia from 27 March to 2 April 1974 culminating in the
4324:, where 51 PAVN were killed and another 21 were captured. During the operation, the brigade lost eight men killed and 22 wounded.
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Results for the operation were 3,588 PAVN/VC killed or captured and 1,891 individual and 478 crew-served weapons captured.
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M113 ACAVs from Troop "C", 3rd Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 11th Armored Cavalry, return to Vietnam from Cambodia, 27 June 1970.
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Moscow and Beijing in an attempt to gain their agreement to apply pressure on Hanoi to restrain its forces in Cambodia.
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containing 346 individual and 23 crew-served weapons, ammunition and medical supplies. The operation ended on 27 May.
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discussed the possibility of attacking the Cambodian base areas. Cao passed on these discussions to South Vietnamese
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On 6 May the 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, launched Operation Toan Thang 45 against Base Area 351 northwest of
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government position at the peace negotiations in Paris. The task of providing a legal justification was assigned to
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and named Lon Nol as provisional head of state. Sihanouk was in Moscow, having a discussion with the Soviet Premier
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months later more than 3,000 sorties had been flown and 108,000 tons of bombs had been dropped on eastern Cambodia.
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which allowed the establishment of permanent communist bases on Cambodian soil and the use of the Cambodian port of
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The USAF's best estimate for the same time period was that one-third of the total amount was destroyed in transit.
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military operations failed to eliminate many PAVN/VC troops or to capture their elusive headquarters, known as the
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and withdrawal, it sought to shore up the South Vietnamese government by eliminating the cross-border threat.
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4803:). The operation was successful with PAVN/Khmer Rouge losses of 211 killed while ARVN losses were 16 killed.
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4414:, but the paperwork went missing until 1999. Sabo was awarded the Medal of Honor on 16 May 2012 by President
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verifiable sources in North Vietnam, this figure is, at best, an estimate. The official PAVN history noted:
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Operation Binh Tay III, was carried out by ARVN forces between 20 May and 27 June when elements of the ARVN
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A pioneer road was constructed to aid the evacuation of the captured weaponry. On 12 May the 5th Battalion,
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Lon Nol learned of the invasion when an American diplomat told him, who had in turn learned about it from a
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by November 1, 1969 and failed to do so while in the fall of 1969 he had seen two of his nominations to the
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Operation Cuu Long II was initiated by IV Corps on 16 May to assist the FANK in restoring security around
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area, Operation Binh Tay I (Operation Tame the West) was launched by the 1st and 2nd Brigades of the U.S.
4331:. On 7 May the Cavalry located a massive supply cache, nicknamed "Rock Island East" after the U.S. Army's
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ARVN and US Army attacks beyond Cambodian borders to seek out enemy troops within 29 April and 1 July 1970
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pieces, in some instances celebrating their prowess by eating the hearts and livers of their victims."
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safety, in the Kratie region. Casualties were light and the march even saw the birth of a baby to
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unable to keep up with our requirements and our night supply operations encountered difficulties.
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4207:(11th ACR), the ARVN 1st Armored Cavalry Regiment and the ARVN 3rd Airborne Brigade then entered
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Laos or Cambodia, while the air war being conducted in both countries by the USAF was ignored.
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was conducted from 13 to 25 January 1971 to reopen Route 4 which had been closed by the PAVN
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in what would come to be known as the "Escape of the Provisional Revolutionary Government".
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A Better War: The Unexamined Victories and Final Tragedy of America's Last Years in Vietnam
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bombers. Nixon initially refused, but the breaking point came with the launching of PAVN's
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Valley. Eight U.S. soldiers were killed and 28 wounded, among those killed was Specialist
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astronauts who had survived a malfunction on their spacecraft and while there, met the
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The objective of the campaign was the defeat of the approximately 40,000 troops of the
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two-term president at the cost of seeing America become a second-rate power".
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Nixon had testy relations with Congress, so he had Kissinger inform Senators
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in order to gather intelligence on PAVN/VC activities in the border regions (
3317:. PAVN forces had begun moving through Cambodian territory as early as 1963.
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and was organized into four task forces which would then advance west along
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Nixon then authorized Abrams to begin planning for a U.S. operation in the
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The Art of Limited Warfare: Operational Art in the 1970 Cambodian Campaign
5644:
The Tragedy of Cambodian History: Politics, War, and Revolution since 1945
4919:) in 1971, the ARVN's continued weaknesses would become all too apparent.
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derail the ongoing peace negotiations in Paris (they had both opposed the
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planned. Congress as a body was kept uninformed of the planned invasion.
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and asked for her forgiveness for deposing her son. In the rural town of
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Victory in Vietnam: A History of the People's Army of Vietnam, 1954–1975
4603:
Further information on the expansion of the PAVN logistical system:
4366:
News from two fronts: A U.S. soldier follows the news while in Cambodia.
91:
Temporary occupation and subsequent withdrawal from eastern Cambodia by
16:
Invasion of Cambodia by US and South Vietnamese forces (April–July 1970)
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which was then considered an overture to the thrust across the border.
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The War Against Trucks: Aerial Interdiction in Southern Laos 1968–1972
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Those who did not wish to be repatriated were then forcibly expelled.
5703:
Civil Wars of the World: Major Conflicts Since World War II, Volume 1
5318:
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581 individual and 85 crew-served weapons for the loss of 38 killed.
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Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam
3922:
3792:. Kissinger asked one of his aides to review it on April 26, and the
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3248:
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6117:
A War Too Long: The History of the USAF in Southeast Asia, 1961–1975
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The Cambodian Campaign: The 1970 Offensive and America's Vietnam War
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was terminated on 18 May after 156 sorties had been flown. The last
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4721:
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Further information on North Vietnamese offensive in Cambodia:
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as sanctuaries into which they could withdraw from the struggle in
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3275:(COSVN) as they had left a month earlier, but the haul of captured
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Areas of Cambodia under PAVN/VC/Khmer Rouge control by August 1970
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4250:, the terminus of the Sihanouk Trail at the junction of Routes 7,
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6462:
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The Air War in Southeast Asia: Case Studies of Selected Campaigns
5428:
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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Victory at Any Cost: The Genius of Viet Nam's Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap
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This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
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authorized the planning of a South Vietnamese incursion into the
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Cambodian Civil War § North Vietnamese offensive in Cambodia
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Phase II of the operation began with the arrival of elements of
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During 1968, Cambodia's indigenous communist movement, labeled
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Further information on the 1971 ARVN incursion into Laos:
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plantation heavy fighting began which continued until 1 June.
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4040:
killing 43 PAVN/VC and capturing 88 for the loss of 2 killed.
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3662:
northeast of Phnom Penh and captured Ang Tassom, northwest of
6265:
The Vietnam Experience: South Vietnam on Trial: Mid-1970–1972
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4231:, who had found out about it himself from a radio broadcast.
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rifles to the FANK and transporting 3–4,000 ethnic Cambodian
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On the following day, Company C, 1st Battalion (Airmobile),
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6013:"Vietnam veteran to be awarded Medal of Honor posthumously"
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Nixon went to Honolulu to offer his congratulations to the
3682:
In mid-April 1970 Abrams and Chief of the South Vietnamese
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On March 29, 1970 the PAVN launched an offensive (Campaign
3584:
3397:
Further information on the covert bombing of Cambodia:
3216:) was a series of military operations conducted in eastern
99:
92:
49:
The area of the campaign with detail showing units involved
6478:
Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon and the Destruction of Cambodia
6408:. U.S. Army Center of Military History. pp. 130–135.
6123:. Air Force History and Museums Program. pp. 183–184.
6074:
The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the War in Vietnam 1969–1970
5351:
Road to the Killing Fields: The Cambodian War of 1970–1975
4825:
Further information on the 1972 Nguyen Hue Offensive:
4343:
trucks, and large quantities of communications equipment.
4107:
The offensive was under the command of Lieutenant General
4092:
On 30 April ARVN forces launched Operation Toan Thang 42 (
3642:(CIDG) troops to Phnom Penh. On April 20 the PAVN overran
6202:
The Blood Road: The Ho Chi Minh Trail and the Vietnam War
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Cambodian civilians bag up captured North Vietnamese rice
3952:
planned to have three divisions to cover the escape. The
482:
6142:
The Vietnam Experience: Rain of Fire: Air War, 1968–1975
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and on April 26 they began firing on shipping along the
5323:. trans. Pribbenow, Merle. University of Kansas Press.
3841:
On the evening of April 25 Nixon dined with his friend
3489:
week. Nixon had hoped that when Kissinger secretly met
3298:
Further information on the PAVN logistical system:
6445:. Air Force History and Museums Program. p. 297.
6337:. US Army Center of Military History. pp. 93–95.
5196:
The Vietnam Experience Pawns of War: Cambodia and Laos
4287:
4191:
The Fishhook – Operations Toan Thang 43-6/Rock Crusher
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The red dotted track indicates the route taken by the
3610:
and suddenly declared Cambodia's "strict neutrality".
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Further information on the conflict in Cambodia:
4633:
system into Cambodia. A new logistical command, the
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fought by American troops occurred on 1 May at Snuol
4195:
On 1 May an even larger operation, in parallel with
3709:
Nixon then solicited proposals for actions from the
3502:, a biographical portrayal of controversial General
6371:
Summons of the Trumpet: U.S.-Vietnam in perspective
3403:Further information on the ouster of Sihanouk:
3324:in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In 1966, Prince
6231:
5676:Survivors: Cambodian Refugees in the United States
5641:
3923:Escape of the Provisional Revolutionary Government
6570:Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1970
5763:. United States Army Center of Military History.
5125:. United States Army Center of Military History.
4551:On 17 April, Abrams requested that Nixon approve
3625:. In early-April South Vietnamese Vice President
6536:
5761:The Khmer Republic at war and the final collapse
4521:Further information on the aerial campaign:
4505:to Ba Kev, protected by U.S. air cavalry units.
4481:Evacuation of Ratanakiri – Operation Binh Tay IV
3292:Further information on history of Cambodia:
6262:
3956:would block any movement from the ARVN, the VC
3510:, that he and the rest of his staff should see
6173:Air War Vietnam Plans and Operations 1969–1975
5319:Military History Institute of Vietnam (2002).
4567:missions in the border regions (71 supporting
3697:who verbally ordered the JGS to instruct ARVN
6169:
4163:to converge on the Chup plantation. The ARVN
3521:On March 18, the Cambodian National Assembly
3262:was deposed and replaced by pro-U.S. General
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4748:In June 1970 Thiệu met with Lon Nol, Prince
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4088:and mine-clearing team on a road in Cambodia
3910:radio broadcast. Kissinger sent his deputy,
3236:. Thirteen operations were conducted by the
6263:Fulghum, David; Maitland, Terrence (1984).
6170:Hartsook, Elizabeth; Slade, Stuart (2012).
5891:
5679:. University of Illinois Press. p. 6.
5550:
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4056:The Parrot's Beak – Operation Toan Thang 42
4009:The Crow's Nest – Operation Cuu Long/SD9/06
6291:Mounted Combat in Vietnam. Vietnam Studies
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4856:supported out of Cambodia during the 1972
4700:to the incursion was also swift. Senators
4316:, two battalions of the U.S. 3rd Brigade,
4280:capturing major elements appears remote".
3988:The Angel's Wing – Operation Toan Thang 41
3796:staffer was appalled by its "sloppiness".
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6040:"President Obama to award Medal of Honor"
5892:Tảng, Truong Như; Chanoff, David (1985).
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6267:. Boston Publishing Company. p. 9.
6234:The Sixties: Years of Hope, Days of Rage
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5700:Heo, Uk (2007). DeRouen, Karl R. (ed.).
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5286:The Vietnam Experience Fighting for Time
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4688:pro-administration construction workers
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4300:On 6 May the U.S. 1st and 2nd Brigades,
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3845:and Kissinger. Afterward, they screened
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3640:Civilian Irregular Defense Group program
3541:, knelt at the feet of the queen mother
3496:Nixon had become obsessed with the film
3423:on a bombing mission over Southeast Asia
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3279:in Cambodia prompted claims of success.
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5926:The Vietnam Experience: The Army at War
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6145:. Boston Publishing Company. p.
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5929:. Boston Publishing Company. p.
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5898:. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. p.
5405:Air War Over South Vietnam, 1968–1975
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5199:. Boston Publishing Company. p.
5181:
5156:
4378:and the ARVN 40th Infantry Regiment,
3960:would screen any FANK forces and the
3393:, coup and North Vietnamese offensive
3084:Bo De River, Nha Trang, Tha Cau River
494:
6520:MACV Command History 1970 Volume III
6415:from the original on 13 August 2020.
6204:. John Wiley and Sons. p. 191.
6070:
5965:. Presidio Press. pp. 147–161.
5870:
5731:. Air University Press. p. 20.
5672:
5380:
5348:
5142:from the original on 31 August 2021.
5115:
4989:
4238:2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry,
3579:. They then floated downstream into
3429:Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
6398:
5758:
5745:
5699:
5337:
5303:
5008:
4938:
4312:Simultaneous with the launching of
4288:Operations Toan Thang 44, 45 and 46
4138:to meet up with IV Corps forces at
3939:in late March and early April 1970.
3723:Commander in Chief, Pacific Command
481:(includes civilians according to a
13:
6176:. Lion Publications. p. 238.
5353:. Texas A&M University Press.
4726:Foreign Military Sales Act of 1971
4142:. To replace the departing units,
4013:On 20 April, elements of the ARVN
14:
6611:
6513:Vietnam, January 1969 – July 1970
6506:Vietnam, July 1970 – January 1972
5648:. Yale University Press. p.
3768:House Appropriations Subcommittee
6550:Cambodia–United States relations
6457:
6417:
6349:
6309:
6011:Burke, Matthew (16 April 2012).
5775:
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5402:Nalty, Bernard C. Nalty (1997).
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4724:), proposed an amendment to the
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3273:Central Office for South Vietnam
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5795:Genocide in Cambodia and Rwanda
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4410:), who was recommended for the
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3294:Kingdom of Cambodia (1953–1970)
3266:. A series of South Vietnamese–
3238:Army of the Republic of Vietnam
6560:Invasions by the United States
5377:, Annex F, Saigon, 1968, p. 4.
5367:
5167:. Potomac Books. p. 278.
4994:. University of Kansas Press.
3591:) into northeastern Cambodia.
3380:Studies and Observations Group
1:
5617:Our Vietnam The War 1954–1975
5289:. Boston Publishing Company.
4926:
4814:
4772:occupying the Pich Nil Pass (
4563:mission was flown on 26 May.
4384:3rd Battalion, 506th Infantry
4246:The only conventional battle
4205:11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
3999:Republic of Vietnam Air Force
3917:
3454:While Sihanouk was abroad in
3287:
1700:New Year's Day battle of 1968
6600:Campaigns of the Vietnam War
6595:Spillover of the Vietnam War
6402:The Easter Offensive of 1972
4598:
3807:
3650:, on April 24 they attacked
3427:The new commander of the US
3343:Meeting in Beijing in 1965:
1765:Joint General Staff Compound
1755:Cholon and Phu Tho Racetrack
1097:Thayer, Irving and Thayer II
98:Capture of large amounts of
7:
6480:. Washington Square Books.
6476:Shawcross, William (1979).
6374:. Presidio Press. pp.
4392:3rd Battalion, 8th Infantry
3822:Committee, whose chairman,
3669:
3619:Khmer National Armed Forces
3438:, recommended to President
1693:Tet Offensive and aftermath
10:
6616:
6498:
6399:Ngo, Quang Truong (1980).
6297:. Department of the Army.
4830:
4824:
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4641:and reached the Mekong at
4635:470th Transportation Group
4602:
4520:
4406:(posthumously promoted to
3646:, on April 23 they seized
3408:
3402:
3396:
3330:People's Republic of China
3297:
3291:
3134:Lists of allied operations
115:Political victory for the
6575:April 1970 events in Asia
6071:Webb, Willard J. (2002).
5706:. ABC-CLIO. p. 222.
4838:during 1971 and 1972. A "
4735:Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
4673:in Jackson, Mississippi.
4665:. Two days later, at the
4517:Air support and logistics
4438:Operations Cuu Long I–III
4358:Operations Binh Tay I–III
4076:APC on a road in Cambodia
3794:National Security Council
3467:National Security Advisor
2566:Cambodia and Mekong Delta
536:
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134:
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6590:July 1970 events in Asia
6585:June 1970 events in Asia
6526:17 February 2020 at the
6328:Le Gro, William (1985).
6238:. Bantam Books. p.
5816:Stanton, Shelby (1985).
5727:Gilster, Herman (1993).
5640:Chandler, David (1991).
5619:. Simon & Schuster.
5511:Karnow, Stanley (1983).
4931:
4766:Operation Cuu Long 44-02
4731:House of Representatives
4445:Republic of Vietnam Navy
4047:battalion advanced into
3731:San Clemente, California
3617:) against the Cambodian
3245:People's Army of Vietnam
2149:DMZ Campaign (1969–1971)
2142:Vietnamization 1969–1971
1384:Malheur I and Malheur II
61:April 29 – July 22, 1970
6580:May 1970 events in Asia
6436:Nalty, Bernard (2005).
6114:Schlight, John (1986).
6091:Pitkin, Ian C. (2017).
5923:Casey, Michael (1987).
5759:Sak, Sutsakhan (1984).
5615:Langguth, A.J. (2000).
5119:The Cambodian Incursion
5116:Tran, Dinh Tho (1979).
4889:Regardless, the PAVN's
4742:Cooper–Church Amendment
4659:Ohio National Guardsmen
4542:United States Air Force
4388:101st Airborne Division
3937:South Vietnamese forces
3786:II Field Force, Vietnam
3228:as an expansion of the
662:Dương Liễu – Nhông Pass
124:protests escalate in US
108:Failure to capture the
6139:Morocco, John (1988).
5852:Sorley, Lewis (1999).
5673:Chan, Sucheng (2004).
5349:Deac, Wilfred (1987).
5163:Currey, Cecil (1997).
4901:
4887:
4868:
4849:
4614:
4575:operations and 23 for
4536:
4523:Operation Freedom Deal
4490:
4380:22nd Infantry Division
4367:
4348:12th Infantry Regiment
4306:14th Infantry Regiment
4302:25th Infantry Division
4297:
4243:
4240:enters Snuol, Cambodia
4165:7th Airborne Battalion
4102:5th Infantry Divisions
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3405:Cambodian coup of 1970
3356:
1770:Bien Hoa and Long Binh
237:Commanders and leaders
6565:Invasions of Cambodia
6368:Palmer, Dave (1978).
6288:Starry, Donn (1978).
6230:Gitlin, Todd (1987).
6200:Prados, John (1998).
5961:Nolan, Keith (1986).
4917:Operation Lam Son 719
4896:
4882:
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4844:
4833:Operation Lam Son 719
4671:Jackson State College
4667:University at Buffalo
4612:
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4376:4th Infantry Division
4365:
4318:9th Infantry Division
4295:
4237:
4209:Kampong Cham Province
4083:
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4043:On 27 April, an ARVN
4015:9th Infantry Division
3930:
3836:
3711:Joint Chiefs of Staff
3677:
3504:George S. Patton, Jr.
3418:
3342:
2971:Tan Son Nhut Air Base
2307:Montgomery Rendezvous
2190:Massachusetts Striker
1760:Tan Son Nhut Air Base
694:American intervention
441:Casualties and losses
5375:Command History 1967
4809:Battle of Svay Rieng
4663:Kent State shootings
4571:operations, 559 for
4270:5th Cavalry Regiment
4213:Task Force Shoemaker
4201:1st Cavalry Division
4038:Kampong Rou District
3824:J. William Fulbright
3762:The Vice President,
3754:Secretary of Defense
3483:"secret war" in Laos
3214:Cambodian liberation
1146:Tan Son Nhut airbase
524:Military engagements
5991:Ellwood City Ledger
5987:"Year of the track"
4990:Shaw, John (2005).
4821:Cambodian Civil War
4787: /
4495:Ratanakiri Province
4333:Rock Island Arsenal
4217:Robert M. Shoemaker
4151:forces moved along
4030:Kien Tuong Province
3994:Svay Rieng Province
3876:day. Nixon ordered
3869:Richard Russell Jr.
3684:Joint General Staff
3444:B-52 Stratofortress
3436:Creighton W. Abrams
3234:Cambodian Civil War
3210:Cambodian incursion
3208:(also known as the
2618:Paris Peace Accords
2398:Pennsylvania Square
2052:Phase III Offensive
1947:Landing Zone Center
1061:Baton Rouge Victory
331:Creighton W. Abrams
37:Cambodian Civil War
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4791:11.195°N 104.074°E
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3782:Michael S. Davison
3779:Lieutenant general
3727:John S. McCain Jr.
3680:
3601:Secretary of State
3425:
3357:
3206:Cambodian campaign
2732:Fall of Phnom Penh
2391:Cambodian campaign
26:Cambodian campaign
6555:Conflicts in 1970
6183:978-0-9859730-9-4
6058:National Archives
6018:Stars and Stripes
5895:A Vietcong memoir
5856:. Harvest Books.
5513:Vietnam A History
4909:Nguyễn Viết Thanh
4854:attacks on An Loc
4605:Ho Chi Minh trail
4474:Châu Đốc Province
4322:Chantrea District
4260:Brigadier general
4174:F-100 Super Sabre
4144:Tây Ninh Province
3858:William Rehnquist
3660:Chhloung District
3604:William P. Rogers
3589:Ho Chi Minh trail
3543:Sisowath Kossamak
3376:Lyndon B. Johnson
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2439:Firebase O'Reilly
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2031:Pocahontas Forest
902:Buddhist Uprising
798:Masher/White Wing
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3695:Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
3523:removed Sihanouk
3477:rejected by the
3440:Richard M. Nixon
3384:Project Vesuvius
3326:Norodom Sihanouk
3260:Norodom Sihanouk
3006:Naval operations
2933:Proud Deep Alpha
2626:War of the flags
2610:The Vinh wiretap
2560:Easter Offensive
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2258:Washington Green
1963:Concordia Square
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4033:Regional Forces
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2817:Rolling Thunder
2485:Toan Thang 1/71
2459:Jefferson Glenn
2335:Nantucket Beach
2066:Champaign Grove
1996:Mameluke Thrust
1860:My Lai Massacre
1514:Wheeler/Wallowa
1302:The Hill Fights
1029:John Paul Jones
1023:Minh Thanh Road
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3686:(JGS) General
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3958:5th Division
3954:9th Division
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3884:Nixon speaks
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3757:Melvin Laird
3744:On April 22
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3688:Cao Văn Viên
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3656:Mekong River
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3577:Mekong River
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1957:South Saigon
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1561:1st Loc Ninh
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1261:2nd Bàu Bàng
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742:1st Bau Bang
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135:Belligerents
31:Part of the
18:
4915:into Laos (
4794: /
4782:104°04′26″E
4758:Neak Loeung
4750:Sirik Matak
4643:Stung Treng
4499:Đức Cơ Camp
4242:, on 4 May.
4211:. Known as
4084:11th ACR's
3843:Bebe Rebozo
3790:White House
3764:Spiro Agnew
3658:, attacked
3361:Khmer Rouge
3230:Vietnam War
3059:Stable Door
3045:Game Warden
3039:Vung Ro Bay
3033:Market Time
2905:Giant Lance
2891:Igloo White
2846:Tiger Hound
2825:Steel Tiger
2788:Barrel Roll
2713:Hue–Da Nang
2698:Spring 1975
2646:Trung Nghia
2620:(1973–1974)
2597:Thunderhead
2508:Finney Hill
2500:Lam Son 719
2383:FSB Ripcord
2370:Green River
2288:Lamar Plain
2272:Apache Snow
2237:Geneva Park
2223:Atlas Wedge
2106:Meade River
2038:Quyet Chien
1942:West Saigon
1924:Allen Brook
1910:Scotland II
1854:Quyet Thang
1816:Coronado XI
1664:Yellowstone
1599:Coronado IX
1506:Dragon Fire
1492:Coronado IV
1466:Coronado II
1340:Prairie III
1308:Beaver Cage
1201:Sam Houston
1179:Cedar Falls
1171:Deckhouse V
996:Nathan Hale
949:Crazy Horse
942:Paul Revere
855:Silver City
841:Cocoa Beach
529:Vietnam War
527:during the
380:(political)
256:Lữ Mộng Lan
220:Khmer Rouge
117:Khmer Rouge
33:Vietnam War
6539:Categories
5626:0743212312
5522:0140265473
5515:. Viking.
4927:References
4815:Conclusion
4779:11°11′42″N
4754:Cheng Heng
4631:Kong River
4573:Toan Thang
4178:AH-1 Cobra
4136:Svay Rieng
4109:Đỗ Cao Trí
3918:Operations
3725:, Admiral
3608:volte-face
3555:Zhou Enlai
3531:Pathet Lao
3491:Lê Đức Thọ
3353:Liu Shaoqi
3345:Mao Zedong
3288:Background
3071:Sea Dragon
2991:Eagle Pull
2965:Homecoming
2853:Shed Light
2774:Ranch Hand
2691:Phước Long
2681:Thượng Đức
2666:Svay Rieng
2651:Ap Da Bien
2535:Long Khánh
2412:Elk Canyon
2377:Texas Star
2216:Maine Crag
2197:Wayne Grey
2079:Thượng Đức
1750:US Embassy
1732:Coronado X
1650:Manchester
1522:Coronado V
1473:Hood River
1439:The Slopes
1368:Kingfisher
1347:Prairie IV
1333:Prairie II
1215:Enterprise
1119:Shenandoah
977:Lam Son II
921:Birmingham
470:13 missing
466:338 killed
457:35 missing
453:638 killed
385:(military)
273:Đỗ Cao Trí
6101:158617136
4891:Group 559
4639:Siem Pang
4599:Aftermath
4180:gunship.
4161:Prey Veng
3808:Decisions
3719:Apollo 13
3699:III Corps
3692:President
3623:Nuon Chea
3570:civil war
3373:President
3351:(c), and
3249:Viet Cong
3116:End Sweep
2859:Thanh Hoa
2832:Arc Light
2809:Iron Hand
2760:Farm Gate
2719:Phan Rang
2656:Quang Duc
2541:Chenla II
2314:Utah Mesa
2085:Maui Peak
1809:Hop Tac I
1782:Quảng Trị
1671:Muscatine
1592:Lancaster
1569:MacArthur
1556:Ong Thanh
1433:Concordia
1391:Kole Kole
1315:Con Thien
1296:Manhattan
1105:Attleboro
984:Hawthorne
963:Hardihood
935:Austin IV
908:Xa Cam My
790:Van Buren
687:Dong Xoai
620:Kien Long
615:Long Dinh
560:Đồng Khởi
485:official)
395:Noun Chea
378:Phạm Hùng
268:III Corps
209:Viet Cong
6524:Archived
6410:Archived
5820:. Dell.
5137:Archived
4847:Vietnam.
4722:Kentucky
4627:Saravane
4577:Cuu Long
4569:Binh Tay
4503:Route 19
4408:Sergeant
4372:II Corps
4337:Illinois
4153:Routes 7
4116:IV Corps
4001:(RVNAF)
3775:Fishhook
3670:Planning
3448:Tet 1969
3431:(MACV),
3306:Cambodia
3277:materiel
3232:and the
3224:and the
3218:Cambodia
3212:and the
3127:East Sea
3096:Đồng Hới
3090:Sealords
3023:stations
2984:New Life
2977:Babylift
2878:Yen Vien
2725:Xuân Lộc
2661:Tri Phap
2636:Hồng Ngự
2631:Cửa Việt
2576:Loc Ninh
2466:Tailwind
2445:Chenla I
2112:Hat Dich
2073:Vinh Loc
1969:Kham Duc
1917:Delaware
1873:Carentan
1801:Lo Giang
1724:Lang Vei
1713:Khe Sanh
1657:Saratoga
1634:Napoleon
1613:Santa Fe
1459:Coronado
1426:Billings
1405:Union II
1377:Crockett
1361:Kentucky
1256:Suoi Tre
1208:Pershing
1140:Geronimo
1068:Amarillo
1054:Long Tan
1043:Colorado
1017:Hastings
990:Hill 488
895:Jackstay
888:Fillmore
834:Harrison
827:New York
776:Marauder
748:Ia Drang
735:Gang Toi
705:Starlite
667:Qui Nhơn
651:Binh Gia
640:Nam Dong
603:Hiep Hoa
554:Biên Hòa
477:: 11,369
412:Strength
373:B2 Front
356:B3 Front
285:IV Corps
251:II Corps
185:Thailand
104:materiel
72:Cambodia
70:Eastern
66:Location
6499:Sources
6376:300–301
6052:7 April
6024:7 April
5996:24 July
4623:Attopeu
4462:Route 4
4370:In the
4131:Route 1
4023:sorties
3460:Lon Nol
3433:General
3264:Lon Nol
3186:1973–74
2884:Niagara
2767:Chopper
2686:Phú Lộc
2676:Duc Duc
2348:LZ Kate
2301:Binh Ba
2210:Ben Het
2177:2nd Tet
2058:Duc Lap
2018:Binh An
1880:Pegasus
1830:Patrick
1823:Houston
1787:Bến Tre
1745:Da Nang
1642:Phoenix
1585:Osceola
1536:Bolling
1412:Dragnet
1354:Buffalo
1326:Hickory
1275:Lejeune
1194:Gadsden
1152:Fairfax
1126:Atlanta
1036:Prairie
970:Wahiawa
956:El Paso
914:Georgia
881:Lincoln
815:Mastiff
723:Plei Me
718:An Ninh
712:Piranha
677:Sông Bé
598:Go Cong
578:Sunrise
566:Chopper
475:claimed
436:~40,000
342:Lon Nol
296:†
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5171:
5129:
4998:
4712:) and
4690:rioted
4533:UH-1Ps
4510:Đức Cơ
4400:Se San
4203:, the
4045:Ranger
3854:Saigon
3847:Patton
3512:Patton
3499:Patton
3479:Senate
3456:France
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