Posted on Dec 2, 2015
Does anyone know where I can get information on the units that was assigned to operation Lan Som 719?
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My unit was the XXIV Corps command aviation company for the whole time XXIV Corps was in Nam.
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Introduction to the History of Dewey Canyon II / Lam Son 719
Most published histories divide Lam Son 719 into four phases with the first starting on 29 January when U.S. Army ground units would begin reopening and securing Route 9 and reoccuping Khe Sanh as a forward supply base. The "Preparation Phase" section of this VHPA history attempts to describe the preparation and relocation activities of the helicopter units that supported this operation.
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Capt Seid Waddell
SFC Rollie Hubbard, I was a Weapons Controller on duty on Monkey Mountain outside of DaNang when Lam Son 719 kicked off. It had been an unusually quiet night shift with almost no air traffic. Then all hell broke loose and it seemed that everything in the inventory hit at once. The amazing thing to me is that after all these years you can still see the craters on Google Earth.
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SgtFC, try going to http://www.recordsofwar.com/vietnam/usmc/USMC_Rvn_index.htm
You will want to change the usmc with army. If that doesn't work, I have other sites which may have it. Good luck brother!
You will want to change the usmc with army. If that doesn't work, I have other sites which may have it. Good luck brother!
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SFC Rollie Hubbard
Thanks David I will check it out, I am trying to get the record right for my army association.
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Rollie,
The best source of information for Lam Som 719 would be a book called PAVN The Peoples Army of Vietnam by Douglas Pike. It's out of print, but you probably can get a used copy on the internet. I talks about the Vietnam war from the North Vietnamese point of view and goes into Lam Som 719 in detail. It's been more than 25 years since I've read it, but I believe the information you seek is in it, but You'll have to do a bit of searching to find it
The best source of information for Lam Som 719 would be a book called PAVN The Peoples Army of Vietnam by Douglas Pike. It's out of print, but you probably can get a used copy on the internet. I talks about the Vietnam war from the North Vietnamese point of view and goes into Lam Som 719 in detail. It's been more than 25 years since I've read it, but I believe the information you seek is in it, but You'll have to do a bit of searching to find it
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SSG Paul Forel
abebooks.com has it. Prices start at $5, no shipping charge. They have several copies.
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