Monday, September 14, 2026

Today in
Vietnam War History

1965 - The first major parachute assault of the Vietnam War by the South Vietnamese took place. The AVRN paratroopers and several U.S. advisors landed 20 miles north of Saigon. The move temporarily drove the Viet Cong away from Routh 13.

1966 - Operation Attleborro was launched near Tay Ninh. Before this operation ended it involved more than 20,000 troops making it the largest operation of the war at that point.


Random Vietnam War Quote

"You can kill ten of my men for every one I kill of yours. But even at those odds, you will lose and I will win." - Viet Minh leader Ho Chi Minh in awarning to French colonialists in 1946.

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