Operation Sunset Beach
United States operation during the Vietnam War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Operation Sunset Beach was an operation conducted by the 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division in Hậu Nghĩa Province, southeastern Tây Ninh Province and southwestern Bình Dương Province, lasting from 2 September to 11 October 1966.[1]
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Operation Sunset Beach | |||||||
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Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
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United States | Viet Cong | ||||||
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MGen Frederick C. Weyand Col. Thomas M. Tarpley | |||||||
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2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division | |||||||
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29 killed |
US body count: 80 killed 135 estimated killed |
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