During the Vietnam War, the unit earned the name “The Walking Dead” for its high casualty rate. The battalion endured the longest sustained combat and suffered the highest killed in action (KIA) rate in Marine Corps history, especially during the Battle of July Two. What Marine Corps unit is known […]
The Battle of Hamburger Hill (13–20 May 1969) was a battle of the Vietnam War that was fought by US Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) forces against People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces during Operation Apache Snow. What unit saw the most combat in Vietnam? # […]
During the Vietnam War, the U.S. Army used a personnel rotation policy that at first blush defies military logic. The Army rotated soldiers through Vietnam on one-year tours. Officers also spent a year in country, but only six of those months were in a troop command. How long were tours […]
He was one of the longest-held American prisoner of war in U.S. history that was returned or captured by troops, spending nearly nine years in captivity in the forests and mountains of South Vietnam and Laos, and in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Floyd James Thompson Battles/wars Vietnam War […]
173rd Airborne Brigade 173rd Airborne Brigade Decorations Presidential Unit Citation, 1967 Meritorious Unit Commendation Army, 1965–67 and 2003–04 Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, 1965–70 Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal First Class, 1969–71 Website Official Website Commanders Current commander COL Michael Kloepper What airborne units fought […]
two weeks. Over 10% of Vietnam casualties were helicopter crew members, and most of those were the door gunners that protected the helicopter, its crew, and its transports, from their exposed position. The average lifespan of a door gunner on a Huey in Vietnam was just two weeks. What was […]
SEAL teams partnered with the CIA to train their South Vietnamese counterparts and they collaborated with American military scientists on weapons technology. Because they wore camouflage makeup during their missions, the SEAL combat teams in Vietnam were known as “Men with Green Faces.” What did Navy SEALs do during Vietnam? […]
Overview. The Group for Specialized Tactics, also known as the Ghosts, is an elite Special Mission Unit within the US Army and JSOC and is located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The unit was established in 1994 and is a secretive special operations force. What is a ghost unit? The […]
3rd Battalion Marines. Many 3rd Battalion Marines with time still left on their tours of duty were transferred to other units. 3rd Battalion spent over 1,600 days in Vietnam and conducted 48 combat operations, the most of any Marine battalion in the conflict. Which special Marines unit fought in Vietnam? […]
James Ward was one of at least 18 juvenile soldiers killed at Vietnam—five were 16, like him, 11 others were 17, and one was 15 and had forged his birth certificate to join. And his death led the military to change its rules about juveniles in combat. What was the […]
He earned 38 military decorations during his career, and has been called the most decorated U.S. soldier of the Vietnam War. Jorge Otero Barreto Years of service 1959–1970 Rank Sergeant First Class Unit 101st Airborne 25th Infantry 82nd Airborne 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team What unit saw the most combat […]
The Army. The Army had the highest disease and illness-related fatality rate (20.2 per 100,000) of all the services. Which military branch is most likely to combat? The Army is known as the largest military branch. Therefore, they are more likely to be present in a lot of combat operations. […]
24. Project Delta, Detachment B-52, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), the most decorated single unit in the Vietnam War, had a memorial stone dedicated in their honor and placed in the Memorial Plaza at the USASOC headquarters. Lt. What was the most feared unit in the Vietnam War? sappersSurprise attacks […]
MACV-SOG. MACV-SOG—Military Assistance Command, Vietnam—Special Operations Group (later renamed Studies and Observations Group)—was the elite military unit of the Vietnam War, so secret that its existence was denied by the U.S. government. What was the toughest unit in Vietnam? Tiger Force Size 45 Part of U.S. XVIII Airborne Corps Garrison/HQ […]
Most are presumed dead, but the South Korean government estimated in 2007 that some 560 South Korean prisoners of war (POWs) still survived in North Korea. The issue of unaccounted South Korean POWs from the Korean War has been in dispute since the 1953 armistice. How many Korean War veterans […]