Title: Qui Nhon, South Vietnam. October 06, 1966. As the second phase of operation "Thayer," the 1st Air Cavalry Division

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Qui Nhon, South Vietnam. October 06, 1966. As the second phase of operation "Thayer," the 1st Air Cavalry Division (airmobile) is having operation"Irving" in the area 25 miles north of Qui Nhon, which lies 400 miles north-northeast of Saigon. The 1st Air Cavalry was given the mission of clearing a mountain range where an estimated two battalions of North Vietnam regulars were supposed to be massing an attack on Hammond Airstrip. Troops of "A" Company, checking house during patrol.

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20th century, Asia, battle, conflict, north vietnamese army, rnv, united states war, viet cong

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