Vietnam

[Zovs]

Good morning Vietnam!

todays' top Jan 1966 song is...


Try to see it my way
Do I have to keep on talking 'til I can't go on?
While you see it your way
Run the risk of knowing that our love may soon be gone
We can work it out
We can work it out

Think of what you're saying
You can get it wrong and still you think that it's alright
Think of what I'm saying
We can work it out and get it straight, or say good night
We can work it out
We can work it out

Life is very short, and there's no time
For fussing and fighting, my friend
I have always thought that it's a crime
So, I will ask you once again
Try to see it my way
Only time will tell if I am right or I am wrong
While you see it your way
There's a chance that we might fall apart before too long
We can work it out
We can work it out

[berto]

On This Day

30 January, 1964

General Nguyễn Khánh led a successful coup ousting the military junta led by General Dương Văn Minh from the leadership of South Vietnam. It came less than three months after Minh's junta had come to power in a coup d'état which overthrew and killed then President Ngô Đình Diệm. The only casualty of the coup was the execution of Minh's aide, Major Nguyen Van Nhung, and lasted only a few hours. Khánh would allow Minh to resume the office of President nine days later and place himself in the role of prime minister. Minh's colleagues, Generals Tran Van Don, Le Van Kim and Ton That Dinh were placed under house arrest, accused of planning a neutralist takeover of South Vietnam.

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

12-31 Jan.
Operation BUCKSKIN initiated. The 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division will conduct a clearing operation around Cu Chi to protect the establishment of the 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.

24-30 Jan.
Operation RETRIEVER II, 173d Airborne search and destroy in Bien Hoa and Binh Duong Provinces.

25 Jan.-4 Feb.
Operation MASHER/THANG PHONG II is launched. The 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (1/7, 2/7, 2/12), the ROK Capital Cavalry Regiment, the 2d ARVN Airborne Task Force and elements of the 22d ARVN Division will launch a search and destroy operation in the Bong Son Plain between Hoai Nhon and Tam Quan in conjunction with the Marines operation DOUBLE EAGLE

28 Jan.-15 Feb.
Operation MALLET begins. The 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division will conduct a search and destroy operation between Nhon Trach and Binh Son in Bien Hoa Province. The Vietcong D800 Battalion has been reported in the area.

28 Jan.-17 Feb.
Operation DOUBLE EAGLE /LIEN KET 22 kicks off. Task Force Delta, consisting of 2/4, 3/1, 2/9 Marines and the SLF BLT 2/3, will join the 4th ARVN Regiment (2nd Division) in this operation. BLT 3/1 from the Philippines and BLT 2/4 from the Chu Lai TAOR will conduct an amphibious assault over RED Beach north of Duc Pho in Quang Ngai Province and then the combined forces will sweep the area of operations between Mo Duc, Ba To and Tam Quan, coordinating with allied forces from Operation MASHER in Binh Dinh Province.

29-31 Jan.
Operation KAMEHAMEHA II, 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division route security on Highway 19, Pleiku Province

New Operations today in 1966:

30 Jan.-3 Feb.
Operation BOBCAT TRACKER, 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy in Hau Nghia
Province.

[jbmoore68]

Good Morning, Vietnam !!!

[berto]

On This Day

31 January, 1955

Colonel Edward Lansdale head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)'s Saigon Military Mission (SMM) reported to Washington that his team had smuggled 300 rifles, 50 pistols, 100,000 rounds of ammunition and 300 pounds of explosives into North Vietnam. The arms were distributed to anti-communist organizations in North Vietnam created by the SMM or cached for future use.

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

12-31 Jan.
Operation BUCKSKIN initiated. The 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division will conduct a clearing operation around Cu Chi to protect the establishment of the 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division.

25 Jan.-4 Feb.
Operation MASHER/THANG PHONG II is launched. The 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (1/7, 2/7, 2/12), the ROK Capital Cavalry Regiment, the 2d ARVN Airborne Task Force and elements of the 22d ARVN Division will launch a search and destroy operation in the Bong Son Plain between Hoai Nhon and Tam Quan in conjunction with the Marines operation DOUBLE EAGLE

28 Jan.-15 Feb.
Operation MALLET begins. The 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division will conduct a search and destroy operation between Nhon Trach and Binh Son in Bien Hoa Province. The Vietcong D800 Battalion has been reported in the area.

28 Jan.-17 Feb.
Operation DOUBLE EAGLE /LIEN KET 22 kicks off. Task Force Delta, consisting of 2/4, 3/1, 2/9 Marines and the SLF BLT 2/3, will join the 4th ARVN Regiment (2nd Division) in this operation. BLT 3/1 from the Philippines and BLT 2/4 from the Chu Lai TAOR will conduct an amphibious assault over RED Beach north of Duc Pho in Quang Ngai Province and then the combined forces will sweep the area of operations between Mo Duc, Ba To and Tam Quan, coordinating with allied forces from Operation MASHER in Binh Dinh Province.

29-31 Jan.
Operation KAMEHAMEHA II, 3d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division route security on Highway 19, Pleiku Province

30 Jan.-3 Feb.
Operation BOBCAT TRACKER, 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy in Hau Nghia
Province.

New Operations today in 1966:

None

[jbmoore68]

Good Morning, Vietnam !!!

[berto]

On This Day

1 February, 1955

General Paul Ely, French military commander in South Vietnam, informed Diệm that by July 1, 1955, all units of the VNA [Vietnam National Army] would be commanded by Vietnamese officers. France was turning over all control and responsibility for the army to the government of South Vietnam.

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

25 Jan.-4 Feb.
Operation MASHER/THANG PHONG II is launched. The 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (1/7, 2/7, 2/12), the ROK Capital Cavalry Regiment, the 2d ARVN Airborne Task Force and elements of the 22d ARVN Division will launch a search and destroy operation in the Bong Son Plain between Hoai Nhon and Tam Quan in conjunction with the Marines operation DOUBLE EAGLE

28 Jan.-15 Feb.
Operation MALLET begins. The 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division will conduct a search and destroy operation between Nhon Trach and Binh Son in Bien Hoa Province. The Vietcong D800 Battalion has been reported in the area.

28 Jan.-17 Feb.
Operation DOUBLE EAGLE /LIEN KET 22 kicks off. Task Force Delta, consisting of 2/4, 3/1, 2/9 Marines and the SLF BLT 2/3, will join the 4th ARVN Regiment (2nd Division) in this operation. BLT 3/1 from the Philippines and BLT 2/4 from the Chu Lai TAOR will conduct an amphibious assault over RED Beach north of Duc Pho in Quang Ngai Province and then the combined forces will sweep the area of operations between Mo Duc, Ba To and Tam Quan, coordinating with allied forces from Operation MASHER in Binh Dinh Province.

30 Jan.-3 Feb.
Operation BOBCAT TRACKER, 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy in Hau Nghia
Province.

New Operations today in 1966:

None

[jbmoore68]

Good Morning, Vietnam !!!

[berto]

On This Day

2 February, 1962

Roger Hilsman, a U.S. State Department official with World War II experience in guerrilla war, submitted a paper entitled "A Strategic Concept for South Vietnam" to President Kennedy and General Taylor. Drawing heavily on British adviser Robert Grainger Ker Thompson's plan for strategic hamlets, Hilsman said "the struggle for South Vietnam...is essentially a battle for control of the villages." He stated that "the problem presented by the Viet Cong is a political and not a military problem, and that to be effective counterinsurgency "must provide the people and the villages with protection and physical security." Hilsman's solution to this problem was similar to that of Thompson's. Hilsman advocated that the ARVN adopt tactics of mobility, surprise, and small unit operations. Conventional warfare such as the use of artillery or aerial bombardment to soften up the enemy will "only give advance warning of an operation, permit the Viet Cong to escape and inevitably result in the death of uncommitted or wavering civilians whose support is essential for the Viet Cong's ultimate defeat."

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

25 Jan.-4 Feb.
Operation MASHER/THANG PHONG II is launched. The 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (1/7, 2/7, 2/12), the ROK Capital Cavalry Regiment, the 2d ARVN Airborne Task Force and elements of the 22d ARVN Division will launch a search and destroy operation in the Bong Son Plain between Hoai Nhon and Tam Quan in conjunction with the Marines operation DOUBLE EAGLE

28 Jan.-15 Feb.
Operation MALLET begins. The 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division will conduct a search and destroy operation between Nhon Trach and Binh Son in Bien Hoa Province. The Vietcong D800 Battalion has been reported in the area.

28 Jan.-17 Feb.
Operation DOUBLE EAGLE /LIEN KET 22 kicks off. Task Force Delta, consisting of 2/4, 3/1, 2/9 Marines and the SLF BLT 2/3, will join the 4th ARVN Regiment (2nd Division) in this operation. BLT 3/1 from the Philippines and BLT 2/4 from the Chu Lai TAOR will conduct an amphibious assault over RED Beach north of Duc Pho in Quang Ngai Province and then the combined forces will sweep the area of operations between Mo Duc, Ba To and Tam Quan, coordinating with allied forces from Operation MASHER in Binh Dinh Province.

30 Jan.-3 Feb.
Operation BOBCAT TRACKER, 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy in Hau Nghia
Province.

New Operations today in 1966:

None

[jbmoore68]

Good Morning, Vietnam !!!

[berto]

On This Day

3 February, 1962

President Diệm created by presidential decree the strategic hamlet program headed by his brother, Ngô Đình Nhu. The program called for rural people to provide manpower and labor to build and defend the strategic hamlets. It was an ambitious program which projected that 7,000 strategic hamlets would be built by the end of 1962 and 12,000 by the end of 1963, thus consolidating nearly all the rural population of South Vietnam.

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

25 Jan.-4 Feb.
Operation MASHER/THANG PHONG II is launched. The 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (1/7, 2/7, 2/12), the ROK Capital Cavalry Regiment, the 2d ARVN Airborne Task Force and elements of the 22d ARVN Division will launch a search and destroy operation in the Bong Son Plain between Hoai Nhon and Tam Quan in conjunction with the Marines operation DOUBLE EAGLE

28 Jan.-15 Feb.
Operation MALLET begins. The 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division will conduct a search and destroy operation between Nhon Trach and Binh Son in Bien Hoa Province. The Vietcong D800 Battalion has been reported in the area.

28 Jan.-17 Feb.
Operation DOUBLE EAGLE /LIEN KET 22 kicks off. Task Force Delta, consisting of 2/4, 3/1, 2/9 Marines and the SLF BLT 2/3, will join the 4th ARVN Regiment (2nd Division) in this operation. BLT 3/1 from the Philippines and BLT 2/4 from the Chu Lai TAOR will conduct an amphibious assault over RED Beach north of Duc Pho in Quang Ngai Province and then the combined forces will sweep the area of operations between Mo Duc, Ba To and Tam Quan, coordinating with allied forces from Operation MASHER in Binh Dinh Province.

30 Jan.-3 Feb.
Operation BOBCAT TRACKER, 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy in Hau Nghia Province.

New Operations today in 1966:

3-9 Feb.
Operation QUICK KICK IV, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy 6 miles NE of Phuoc Vinh.

3-15 Feb.
Operation TARO LEAF, 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy in Hau Nghia Province 15miles NW of Saigon

[jbmoore68]

Good Morning, Vietnam !!!

[berto]

On This Day

4 February, 1967

The VC attacked the Long Binh Post ammunition supply point, destroying at least 15,000 high explosive 155 mm artillery projectiles.

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[Jason Petho]

Ongoing operations today in 1966:

25 Jan.-4 Feb.
Operation MASHER/THANG PHONG II is launched. The 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division (1/7, 2/7, 2/12), the ROK Capital Cavalry Regiment, the 2d ARVN Airborne Task Force and elements of the 22d ARVN Division will launch a search and destroy operation in the Bong Son Plain between Hoai Nhon and Tam Quan in conjunction with the Marines operation DOUBLE EAGLE

28 Jan.-15 Feb.
Operation MALLET begins. The 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division will conduct a search and destroy operation between Nhon Trach and Binh Son in Bien Hoa Province. The Vietcong D800 Battalion has been reported in the area.

28 Jan.-17 Feb.
Operation DOUBLE EAGLE /LIEN KET 22 kicks off. Task Force Delta, consisting of 2/4, 3/1, 2/9 Marines and the SLF BLT 2/3, will join the 4th ARVN Regiment (2nd Division) in this operation. BLT 3/1 from the Philippines and BLT 2/4 from the Chu Lai TAOR will conduct an amphibious assault over RED Beach north of Duc Pho in Quang Ngai Province and then the combined forces will sweep the area of operations between Mo Duc, Ba To and Tam Quan, coordinating with allied forces from Operation MASHER in Binh Dinh Province.

3-9 Feb.
Operation QUICK KICK IV, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy 6 miles NE of Phuoc Vinh.

3-15 Feb.
Operation TARO LEAF, 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy in Hau Nghia Province 15miles NW of Saigon

New Operations today in 1966:

4-9 Feb.
Operation ROUNDHOUSE/3-66, 173d Airborne,
1RAR search and destroy in the Phuoc Loc area, eastern Binh Duong and northern Bien Hoa Provinces, 21 km N of Bien Hoa air base.

4-10 Feb.
Operation MASHER, renamed WHITE WING by demand of the White House, continues. The 2d Brigade, 1st Cavalry will join the 3d to sweep the An Lao Valley northwest on Bong Son. Marines
from DOUBLE EAGLE will block from the north while the 40th ARVN Regiment (22d Division) will block the valley's southern exit. According to intel the valley is harboring the HQ of the 3rd PAVN Division

[jbmoore68]

Good Morning, Vietnam !!!

[berto]

On This Day

5 February, 1967

The ongoing Operation Gadsden was an operation conducted by the 196th Infantry Brigade and the 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division against the PAVN 271st Regiment in Tây Ninh Province. The operation eventually resulted in 160 PAVN and 29 U.S. killed.

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