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"The Hoc Mon 500" - John G. Jerdon. A Troop 1967/1968. “You know what the difference is between a fairy tale and a war story,” asked Gauis Phillipideas, the second centurion of the XII Legion. Several of the newer men leaned closer to the old veteran.
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...
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.
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.
2 mar 2005 · At about 9AM Company C began to cross the Hoc Mon Bridge and came under heavy fire from a large enemy force concealed in spider holes and bunkers on both sides of the bridge. The initial attack lasted less than 10 minutes.
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.
25 paź 2024 · 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.
