Operation Mameluke Thrust
1968 military operation in the Vietnam War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Operation Mameluke Thrust was a US Marine Corps operation that took place in Happy Valley southwest of Danang, lasting from 19 May to 23 October 1968.
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Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
Seventh Marine Regiment sniper team during Operation Mameluke Thrust | |||||||
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United States | North Vietnam | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
MG Donn J. Robertson MG Carl A. Youngdale |
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269 killed |
US body count: 2728 killed 47 captured |
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