In 1970 Nixon announced the withdrawal of an additional 150,000 American troops, reducing the number of Americans to 265,500. The US Army in Vietnam The Bud Harton Collection at the Texas Tech Virtual Vietnam Archive. It was situated between Bien Hoa, the location of a large American airbase, and Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam. 8:00am Burning the crap barrels 101st at FSB Veghel Photo: Don Aird. The first six weeks that I was in country I worked as the line maintenance cheif. 180th A.S.H. I did the Ft KNox and FT Eustis gigs and then off to Tuy Hoa. 200th A.S.H. During the Vietnam War, Long Binh Post was the U.S. Army’s largest base located in the former South Vietnam. Addressing the crowd is Rep. Bella Abzug (D-NY), wearing hat. 179th A.S.H.

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Until withdrawal in the early 70's, the "Shrimpboats" remained a major contributing force in battle for the Central Highlands. An Khe in the early days Photo: Jim Bracewell Co B, 229th Avn Bn . C-130 ran out ... Late 1970 - Early 1971 Photo: Michael Burke FSB Athena . By 1970 Viet Cong forces were no longer southern-majority, as nearly 70% of units were northerners. The 164th Aviation Group (Combat) was activated on 20 December 1967, at Dempsey Compound, Can Tho, RVN. The Geography and Map Division holds a map from the war that was printed and created by the 66 th Engineer Company (known as the “Topo Corps”). ORGANIZATION. in Vietnam.

I arrived at Tuy Hoa in Jan 1971 and left in Jan 1972. The 13th Combat Aviation Battalion and the 307th Combat Aviation Battalion, both comprised of companies that had seen duty in Vietnam prior to the activation of the 164th CAG, were assigned to the Group. 196th A.S.H. {108} Vietnam veterans opposed to the war assemble on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, April 19, 1971, to protest the U.S. action in Indochina. 203rd A.S.H. 205th A.S.H. This article is a list of known military operations of the Vietnam War in 1970, conducted by the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam, the Khmer Republic, the United States and their allies. ... 229th Avn Bn . The 179th was assigned to the 52nd Combat Aviation Battalion during its deployment and provided infantry and artillery moves, resupply missions, medical evacuations and aircraft recoveries. This collection is housed at the Texas Tech Virtual Vietnam Archive, it organized first by date, then by unit somehow.Once I get a bit more familiar with the US Army Order of Battle for the war, I will reorganize the documents by unit, if it seems more appropriate. (AP Photo) 213th A.S.H.