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27 mar 2015 · During TET 68 the battalion moved at the beginning of February from the Dau Tieng Area of Operations to fight near Cu Chi and at Hoc Mon. After Tet the battalion took over security of Tay Ninh Base Camp, and finally found a new new home north of Trang Bang at Fire Support Base Pershing.
12 cze 2010 · Operation Quyet Thang (25th Infantry Division), Hoc Mon, South Vietnam - DVD Copied by Thomas Gideon - National Archives and Records Administration 1968 - AR...
Three days later, a security force guarding the Hoc Mon Bridge, a vital link between Hoc Mon and points north along Highway 1, discovered a Viet Cong demolition team swimming towards the bridge. The American and Vietnamese force opened fire, driving off the enemy.
Quiet villages like Tan Phu Trung and Hoc Mon were suddenly known by many. During the first 15 days following the start of the Tet offensive, the Cav and the Wolfhounds defended the Saigon, Tan Son Nhut and Hoc Mon areas. At times they fought in the streets, block by block.
2 mar 2005 · March 2, 1968 Hoc Mon Bridge. On March 2nd, 1968 my father was in base camp at Cu Chi preparing to return stateside after a year in Vietnam. He had served as a platoon leader for 3rd platoon, Company C, 4th Battalion 9th Infantry (Manchus).
25 paź 2024 · Primary service involved, US Army. South Vietnam. Location, Hoc Mon. Description: What was later determined to a VC/NVA battalion had taken the village of Hoc Mon on the first day of Tet. After the 3/4th Cav was released from Tan Son Nhut, most of C Troop moved back highway 1 toward Cu Chi.
26 paź 2020 · ARVN soldiers round up suspects in village. ID cards are checked. American soldiers look on. Suspect is led away by Viet soldiers. Another suspect is roused ...