Operation Medina
1967 Vietnam War search-and-destroy operation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Operation Medina was a search and destroy operation conducted from 11 to 20 October 1967 in the Hải Lăng Forest Reserve south of Quảng Trị, South Vietnam.
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Operation Medina | |||||||
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Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | North Vietnam | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Herbert E. Ing Jr. | Unknown | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
1st Battalion, 1st Marines 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines |
5th Regiment 6th Regiment | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
34 killed |
US body count: 53 killed 3 captured 26 weapons recovered |
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