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January 14th, 2007   #11
senojekips
 
 
Nope, good try though. That was probably better known but much later.
 
January 14th, 2007   #12
bulldogg
 
 
Battle of Nam Dong 6 July 1964 ?


"The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." - John Steinbeck
 
January 14th, 2007   #13
senojekips
 
 

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I don't think the Aussies were involved in Nam Dong. It's a bit too far North for us we were mainly confined to Phuoc Tuy province.

Clue: The battle was characterised by Regimental scale attacks being repulsed by 105mm Howitzers firing point blank with cannister and fleschette rounds. The NVA/VC were grumpy that we had setup a FSB right in the middle of one of their busiest routes into Saigon.

I've stuffed up here, this battle was the Second most notable battle. it occured after Long Tan.

My humble apologies. It was fought in part by members of 1RAR (and others) who were on their second deployment, not the first as I wrongly thought.

Last edited by Missileer; January 14th, 2007 at 18:30.. Reason: Double post
 
January 14th, 2007   #14
bulldogg
 
 
FYI mate...
Quote:
The first Australian combat death was recorded not long afterwards, with Warrant Officer Kevin Conway of the AATTV being killed in action at Nam Dong on 6 July 1964.
http://www.vietnamroll.gov.au/history.aspx

In answer to your question... The Battle of Coral May of 1968 ?
 
January 15th, 2007   #15
senojekips
 
 
On target! Good shot.

Sorry I took so long to answer.
 
January 15th, 2007   #16
bulldogg
 
 
Cheers mate.

What was the exact number of South Korean soldiers who served combat tours in Vietnam?
 
January 15th, 2007   #17
tomtom22
 
 
300,000
source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/asia-pacific/2679007.stm


"It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle." - Norman Schwarskopf, Commander of Desert Storm Operations
 
January 16th, 2007   #18
bulldogg
 
 
Higher boss.
 
January 16th, 2007   #19
tomtom22
 
 
The Republic of Korea (ROK) sent three divisions of troops to Vietnam, beginning in September of 1963, to help the Americans fight against North Vietnam. The "White Horse," "Blue Dragon," and the "Tiger" divisions totaled 312,853 men over a twelve year period, forming the second largest army fighting in Vietnam. Similar to many of the United States soldiers, the only other foreign army to outnumber the ROK soldiers in the war, the Korean soldiers were not considered heroes upon their return home after the Vietnam War.
source: http://mcel.pacificu.edu/as/students/koreavet/home.htm
 
January 17th, 2007   #20
bulldogg
 
 
That's the ticket... back to you Chief Engineer.
 



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