Aug 18, 2016 colonel phan thanh binh, 72, shows military and communist party medals. Lost my wedding ring on an operation in the area between ben tre and the village of luong quoi in june, 1969. Army japan following a changeof commandceremony held august 28th at camp zama. Voir plus didees sur le theme guerre du vietnam, vietnam et guerre. The distinctive patch worn on the shoulder of the men of the 199th light infantry brigade was a flaming spear with a red ball of fire in the middle giving the appearance of a redcatcher, which was descriptive of the units purpose in vietnam, and the name stuck. Ao trang bang northeast 12 miles to saigon river, and just off ltl6a six alpha to 4 or 5 miles east including the. George eyster on a stretcher toward a helicopter after he had been shot by a viet cong sniper at trung lap, south vietnam, jan. As our ch46 marine helicopter lifted off the roof of the american embassy in saigon at 5. He is a graduate of the university of southern california.
The north vietnamese and viet cong pursued a guerrilla war of ambushes and hitandruns. In 1965, the vpaf had only 36 mig17s and a similar number of qualified pilots, which increased to 180 migs and 72 pilots by 1968. Trung luong 2327th infantry no slack vietnam 327th. Joined the army later and as i could not wear a nag patch, i wore a macv patch because naval advisory group was under macv in. Chronology of vietnam battles 178th2 ashc400th tc assoc. Department of defense requirement to respond to crisis contingencies anywhere in the world within 18 hours. Army japan change of command ceremony 2018 youtube.
During the 37 days prior to our battle in lam xuan on 2 february 1968, the company had lost 11 killed in action and another 41 wounded. Us army general luong xuan viet was nominated to major general. The unit was again reorganized and redesignated on 1 march 1957 as headquarters and headquarters company, 1st airborne battle group, 187th infantry, relieved from assignment to the 101st airborne division, and assigned to the 11th airborne division its organic elements were concurrently constituted and activated. It was the home of the 11th armored cavalry regiment and its supporting units like, red devils 919th engineer company armor, the 37th medical company, 541st military intelligence detachment and others. They evacuated 40 pounds of rice, three us claymores, one nva wallet, one nva flag, 25 ak47 rounds, two. Find people you served with from macv advisory team 87 xuan loc hq, macv advisors, macv.
Hood colonel becomes first vietnameseamerican promoted to general. Join facebook to connect with viet xuan luong and others you may know. At trung luong, wasco figured he was up against a battalion roughly 300 men. Luong emigrated from vietnam with his family to the united states in 1975 as a political refugee.
Battle of xuan loc is one great story not because many military tacticians, historians, or journalists have praised it for the successful outcome of one arvn battered division against four fully equipped vpa divisions backed with regiments of tanks and artillery. Ngo quang truong was the chief of staff of airborne brigade at that time and was nominated by its commander, brigadier general du quoc dong, as the field commander for than phong 7 operation. The 82nd airborne division is an airborne infantry division of the united states army, specializing in parachute assault operations into denied areas with a u. The operation ended up disastrous for the south vietnamese, and the communists emerged triumphant.
The war in vietnam, documentary collection lexisnexis. Mark milley adjusts the commanders belt on the waist of col. Major general viet luong emigrated from vietnam with his family to the united states in1975 as a political refugee. Promotion of col viet luong to brigadier general youtube. He is the first american officer promoted to general officer rank who was born. Records of the military assistance command, vietnam microform. The mobile strike and reaction forces that subsequently evolved became an integral element of special forces. Thanks for the link tin, great article and great map about than phong 7, never realized that ngo quang truong was commanding the airborne brigade at the time. He was one of a vc company operating in quang tin province to defeat south vietnamese forces in late september. Ltc dreisonstok ltc mann 18 march to 12 august 1969 ltc walrath august 1969 to early 1970. Luong was assigned to fort bragg, north carolina and served in the 2nd battalion, 325th airborne infantry regiment, 2nd brigade, 82nd airborne. Viet nam, mekong delta, area east of ben tre when served. Members of delta co, 1505th inf vietnam 19681970 branch of service.
My friend lewis sorley points out that during the korean. Army brigadier general viet xuan luong japanese american. I was with mat 87, ben luc district, in pineapple country, luong hoa 4 and 7, 111970 81971. View viet luongs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Luong aspired to join an elite south vietnamese fighting unit when he was a young boy. Do xuan tuyen r is pictured during an event in the northern province of hung yen, vietnam. Dec 17, 2014 a leader who commands respect alumnus viet luong, a paratrooper with the 1st cavalry division, becomes the first vietnameseborn general in the united states military facebook. Kilo 31 leaders 1 feb 1968 lam xuan constant contact. This part series covers the history of vietnam from frances colonial control, through the 1945 revolution, to the 1975 u. Based on hunts experience as colonel and division chief of staff, the volume documents how the 9th divisions combat effectiveness peaked in 1969. Army macv advisory team 87 xuan loc hq, macv advisors.
Mar 23, 2017 university from refugee to brigadier general. Iadrang battle presented at armchair general forum i. Trojan warrior invokes his fighting spirit at usc veterans gala, viet luong 87 the first u. Fort hood august 6, 2014 history was made wednesday on fort hood as 1st cavalry division col. Base camp k troop 11th armored cavalry regiment hosted. Colonel viet luong was a visiting scholar at the center for. He is the first american officer promoted to general officer rank who was born in vietnam. Only five 5 officially recognized combat jump where made in south viet nam during the vietnam war. He followed his father, major luong xuan duong, a republic of vietnam marine, to usa. Vietnamese colonel cao hao hon, commander of the 25th infantry division at bac lieu with u. The findings show that over 57 percent of old people asked were women, over 82 percent of them got.
Ret tom furgeson trung luong hill 258 b company by ltc. Viet xuan luong achieved the rank of brigadier general, aug. The case for vietnams inland and coastal waterways world bank. Went over to the macv club in town a couple of times. Luong, who fled vietnam as a child refugee in 1975, has taken command of the 187th airborne infantry regiment, aka the rakkasans, in the 101st airborne division. It was the home of the 11th armored cavalry regiment and its supporting units like, red devils 919th engineer company armor, the 37th medical company. Phu luong port, about 7 kilometers downstream of hanoi along the red river. Col viet luong promotion to brigadier general duration. Vietnam war era phoenix program patch army and usaaf u. He is the deputy commander of maneuvers for the 1st cavalry division based in fort hood.
Joined the army later and as i could not wear a nag patch, i wore a macv patch because naval advisory group was under macv in the chain of command. Had the date 61265 engraved inside, along with either my first name or initials dlh. A new phase of marine participation began in 1962, six years after colonel croizats departure i n. Unusual patch, kontum became the main control centre for the us special forces command control central in november 1967 and this patch is placed within the period of the opening of the base in 1962 and the change of the fob naming in november 1967. D co, 1505th inf, 3rd bde, 82nd abn div rvn where served. Viet xuan luong, who was born in vietnam and immigrated to the u. Together, the three corridors capture 82 percent of regional iwt.
Com pick a currency usd mxn rub hkd php myr nzd inr cad aud eur gbp jpy. Jan 02, 2011 in south vietnam during the 1960s and early 1970s there was a secret network of the vietnam peoples army which the u. The basics are that colonel luong, age 42, was born in bien hoa, vietnam. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover viets connections. Australian soldier having a drink at the macv compound in. This computer file is only a way to index back to the book. Luong have served in war zones around the world, their contribution to. Viet luong during his promotion ceremony, wednesday, aug. Blackhorse base camp was carved out of dense and rugged jungle that was located at long giao, 10 miles south of the vietnamese village of xuan loc in the province of long khanh on highway 2. Macv advisory team 87 xuan loc hq, macv advisors, macv team.
His operational assignments include commander, a company, 2nd battalion, 325th airborne infantry regiment. Strength team type command element existingdisbanded deactivated year 1962 1972 description. Airborne division army of the rapublic of vietnam arvn. This page is intended for the discussion of the military assistance command vietnam team 86 located in tan an. Hundreds of unheralded guides and translators like mr. A redesign of this patch was to find its way to been utilised later in the war at da nang. Those interventions with an economic return in excess of vietnams eco nomic cost of. Macv team 38 advisor honesty in service, phoenix program huge 6. He was at the tan son nhut airport in saigon and bombs were dropping. Ultimately, they won, at a cost of 3 million dead soldiers and civilians. Army macv advisory team 87 xuan loc hq, macv advisors, macv. Apr 27, 2017 all information the following named officers for appointment in the united states army to the grade indicated under title 10, u. There are some biographical details at this web site, along with some pictures. Trung luong philadelphia inquirer by david zucchino battle of trung luong by col.
In south vietnam during the 1960s and early 1970s there was a secret network of the vietnam peoples army which the u. I was with naval advisory team 42, across the harbor from qui nhon in 70. The casualties figure from operation lam son 719 is not exactly known however estimates which are also highly disputed showed that close to 500 north vietnamese army personnel were killed in comparison to 1,600 personnel whom the republic of south vietnam lost. So by the time 2 february rolled around, pfcs and lance corporals were leading squads, in a few cases, sergeants were platoon sergeants and ssgt haywood riley had assumed command of the 2nd platoon when lt bryan lash was wounded on 25 january.
Colonel phan thanh binh, 72, shows military and communist. He didnt succeed at doing that, but he did become a u. General luong has commanded at the rifle platoon to flag level. The history of the airborne division goes back to august 1, 1951 when the 1st airborne battalion was formed by the french from vietnamese elements of t. Colonel viet xuan luong promotion to brigadier general. A leader who commands respect alumnus viet luong, a paratrooper with the 1st cavalry division, becomes the first vietnameseborn general in the united states military facebook. Based at fort bragg, north carolina, the 82nd airborne division is part of the xviii airborne corps. The army of the republic of vietnams defense of xuan loc, 820 april 1975, the journal of military history 68 january 2004. Those brave six dozen pilots confronted about 200 f4s of the 8th, 35th and 366th tfw, about 140 thunderchiefs of the 355th and 388th tfw, and about 100 usn aircraft f8s, a4s and f4s which operated from the carriers on yankee station in the gulf of tonkin.