The Marine squad was about to establish a night ambush site when a PAVN force of about 100 fired upon them. At about 03:00 two PAVN battalions struck the ARVN compound on Route 1 above the Thanh Quit River. "[1]:1434, Before the PAVN/VC forces launched their attack, the commanders prepared to read to their troops a directive supposedly prepared two weeks earlier by the Presidium of the Central Committee of the National Liberation Front. On January 29, 1968, the night sky above the sprawling Bien Hoa Air Base, where I was on sentry patrol, appeared to be on fire. The Marine company called in mortar and artillery fire. 1969. Liked the Oriental rock bands came to the Club: According to Marine pilot reports, the PAVN/VC had approximately 250 men in the area equipped with automatic weapons, including at least one .51-caliber machine gun. (AP) AP Total Marine casualties of this incident on the 30th were 10 Marines killed and 15 wounded, most from the platoon of Company G that was initially ambushed. Further to the east Company G, 2/3 Marines, at the battalion's command post about 500 meters north of in Bn town, remained as the division mobile reserve mounted in LVTP-5s and supported by tanks. Davis, the commanding officer of the 1/7 Marines, recalled that his unit began to take fewer casualties from surprise firing devices or boobytraps and began to suspect that enemy troops unfamiliar with the terrain might be attempting to move into his sector. U.S. air policemen take cover and leave their jeep as they come under sniper fire near Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam on January 30, 1968, after it was hit by a rocket barrage. The VC had learned that artillery and/or air strikes would be called in on the launch sites. VMO2, where I would spend the next thirteen months, was just south of DaNang. According to Murray, "from then on until Tt was over, there were just constant attacks." According to III MAF figures, from 29 January through 14 February at Da Nang, Marines sustained 124 killed and more than 480 wounded. The area was around 200 square miles, and the 140mm rockets had a range of over 6 miles. According to a Marine report, "it was evident that the enemy was prepared to masquerade as Vietnamese civilians in the process of infiltrating the TAOR and that he was attempting to infiltrate his forces in small units. 07-18 488 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee, The enemy had also planned to hit the main airfield at Da Nang. Marine losses were 14 killed, Army losses were 18 killed, while PAVN/VC losses were in excess of 286. [1]:159, On the night of 5/6 February, the PAVN/VC forces began the second phase of their Da Nang offensive. ARVN intelligence officers speculated that the battalion from the PAVN 4th Regiment was supposed to have spearheaded the attack on the city of Da Nang the previous day, but arrived too late to influence the battle. The fighting during the preceding week had drawn down the strength of the ARVN and the two Marine battalions and the PAVN 2nd Division still had uncommitted units that it could throw into the fray. About 03:30, two more Marine tanks from the district town of Hieu Duc arrived at the northern fringes of the hamlet. Behind the Marine and Korean lines, the ARVN 51st Regiment deployed in support of the South Vietnamese Revolutionary Development program. In the Da Nang Vital Area, the artillery regiment, the 11th Marine Regiment, continued to oversee the Northern Sector Defense Command and the 1st Tank Battalion, the Southern Sector Defense Command. The Marine squad lost one killed. While the Marine battalions successfully kept these initial assaults on the night of 5/6 February in check, Robertson was not sure how much longer they could. It also served to block one of the principal avenues of approach to Da Nang from the south. In the engagement, the Marines lost 5 killed and 12 wounded. Da Nang, the main Seabee base in the I Corps area, which bordered North Vietnam, came under repeated attack from Viet Cong and North Vietnamese regulars. According to this former member of the VC 401st Regimental Security Guard, local VC cadre stated that "the war had lasted too long and the Front had to seek a good opportunity to stage a great offensive that would bring the war to an early end." Some 36 of the large missiles landed on the main base, including the airfield. Lost him to a rocket attack. Instead of calling artillery fire immediately, the reconnaissance Marines arranged with Battery K, 4/11 Marines and a detachment of the 3rd 155mm Gun Battery at An Ha for an "artillery ambush." Throughout the day, however, Marine units throughout the TAOR reported incidents. Miner attached two additional companies to the 3/7 Marines, Company L, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines and Company H, 2/7 Marines to cover its extended area. According to the Marine after-action report, 3/5 Marines and the attached two companies from the 2/3rd Marines accounted for more than 320 PAVN/VC dead in less than 36 hours. With both fixed-wing and helicopter gunships and more than 120 artillery pieces ranging from 4.2-inch mortars to 175mm guns, Robertson was confident that he could counter any threat that the enemy posed to Da Nang despite the thinness of his manned defenses. Elements of the VC R-20th and local force units which participated in the attack on Ha Vang and I Corps headquarters attempted to escape the dragnet of Marine and ARVN forces. Finally the PAVN broke contact at 20:00 and disappeared. He was killed in action on January 21, 1968, during the Battle of Khe Sanh in Quang Tri Province, Vietnam. Robertson shared these concerns with General Robert E. Cushman Jr., the III MAF commander. 180 Da Nang Air Base Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images Images Creative Editorial Video Creative Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 180 Da Nang Air Base Premium High Res Photos Browse 180 da nang air base stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. [1]:163 For example, while the R-20th attempted to maintain a full complement of 400 men through the recruitment or impressment of local villagers and infiltration of North Vietnamese "volunteers," intelligence sources rated the unit only "marginally effective. Lieutenant Colonel William J . The Marines and PF troops fired at armed members of the crowd who appeared to be directing the march. Robertson observed that the delay of the 2nd Division into the picture may have been because the PAVN forces "got their signals mixed " The VC were supposed to be inside "when the [PAVN] division came marching down main street. [1]:1523, The rest of the enemy efforts in the Da Nang area and TAOR were about as haphazard and relatively ineffective as the fight on the unnamed island. On Jan. 30, a 15-man commando squad penetrated Da Nang Air Base and another squad blew up the "Sector Bravo Combat Operations Center," just 1,000 meters from I Corps headquarters. Manning defensive positions, the Marine communicators and engineers repelled the attacking force, killing four VC. Even at Marble Mountain the damage was relatively contained. At 18:35, Recon team Ice Bound, positioned in the mountains about 8 miles (13km) northwest of Da Nang observed an enemy rocket unit prepare a firing position for their missiles. Four died there. Rockey, the 3/5 Marines commander, commented on the "increasing frequency and ferocity" of enemy contacts. Mortars and recoilless rifle rounds continued to land inside the headquarters compound from enemy firing positions in Ha Vang. The Da Nang airbase was a major Ranch Hand facility during the American War in Vietnam. The Marines and PF troops killed 22 VC and took another 23 prisoner. On 27 January, COMUSMACV General William Westmoreland announced a ceasefire to be observed by Allied forces for 36 hours beginning at 18:00 on 29 January in honor of the Tt holidays. Reinforced by another squad, the Company G Marines killed three and captured two. Americal Division artillery operating in the Qu Sn sector took the PAVN/VC forces under fire, but did not shell Duy Xuyn town because of the civilian population there. The RF/PF suffered 1 PF killed and 10 wounded. Later that afternoon, the 1st Marine Division helilifted a "Bald Eagle" reaction force from Company E, 2/3 Marines east of the river in an attempt to encircle the PAVN. Cam Ranh Bay AB: US Army 6th Convalescent Hospital damaged by Rocket Attack! The area around Nng, especially military installations, was subject to rocket attacks since that February. The III MAF Command Center later that evening radioed MACV in Saigon: "Although the enemy has suffered heavy losses within his local and main force VC units during the past two days, he still possesses a formidable threat utilizing [PAVN] troops poised on the periphery of the Da Nang TAOR. "[1]:158, While the PAVN/VC forces continued to harass allied positions on the night of 31 January/1 February, the intensity of combat did not match that of the previous two nights. DA NANG A.B. For the most part, the PAVN/VC limited their attacks on the Marines to mortar bombardments and harassing small arms fire. He and Randall agreed that they would deploy one of the battalion's two reserve provisional Quick Reaction platoons composed of headquarters personnel. Some of the VC in the hamlet fled south, but encountered a platoon from Company E, 2/7 Marines coming up to reinforce the Allied forces in the Nam O area. Fourteen aircraft, six pieces of ground support equipment , five buildings, and another two vehicles sustained damage of one sort or another. [1]:144, Shortly after midnight, Marine sentries from the 1st MP Battalion, posted near the main I Corps Bridge connecting Da Nang to the Tiensha (Tin Sa) Peninsula, spotted two swimmers near the span. Considering the amount of ordnance that the enemy expended, casualties were relatively small. The attack began about 1 A.M. and the United States command said the missiles were Sovietbuilt 122mm rockets, each weighing about 100 pounds. Bringing up two artillery platoons , the ARVN gunners lowered their pieces and fired pointblank at the VC. At in Bn, the 51st Regiment reinforced by the ROKMC contained the attack. DaNang earned the nickname Rocket City during the Vietnam war, having been attacked over 900 times in 10 years. Both the 2/3 Marines to the east of the Army task force and the 3/5 Marines to the south, also reported relatively little enemy activity in their sectors. Because of an air observer on station, the Marine gunners checked their fire. The 3/5 Marines reported "a definite increase of enemy harassment" and the movement of sizeable enemy units into the Go Noi Island area (.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}1551N 10812E / 15.85N 108.2E / 15.85; 108.2). CAP Q-4 there continued to hold out. He moved Company M, 3/7 Marines from its fairly remote position on Hill 52 in the far western reaches of the Vu Gia River Valley above the An Hoa Basin to the more centrally located Hill 65. (L to R) Attack of 13 April 1972. While successfully beating back the PAVN attack, the CAP leader called for help. The Marines lost 12 killed and 6 wounded. Suspected excavations camouflaged with tree branches were seen on a peninsula 6 miles southwest of Da Nang. Again the crowd dispersed and this time did not recongregate. Robertson remembered that "the ceasefire was to be in effect and the regimental commanders reported intense fire from the enemy and requested authority to continue artillery fire, if necessary" Robertson granted the request and then "about 18:40 we got the word from III MAF that the ceasefire had been called off.[1]:142, For some time, the American forces had been aware that the PAVN/VC was about to launch some type of major offensive. It was damaged by the fire of the adjacent aircraft (BuNo 152588) on the night of 29-30 January 1968. As the defector from the 401st later revealed, his unit lacked "weapons, experienced soldiers, and transportation manpower." ** The first two attacks on DaNang were by mortars. The Flightline, Funny Money, Rocket shrapnel. [1]:157, About 5,000 meters to the northwest, later that night, a squad from Company C, 1/7 Marines encountered an enemy force possibly from the same PAVN regiment. Mortar and rocket attacks followed by ground assaults were made all along the perimeter of the base. [1]:157, There were two serious incidents in the 7th Marines sector. Remains of 45-1102; sandbag detail later. The U.S. major remonstrated that the site was relatively close to the compound, but Lm insisted that the air strikes be flown. The air base at Da Nang was, therefore, a particularly enticing target. The Snack Bar was halfway between the barracks and Base Comm. PAVN/VC fired rockets at both the Da Nang Air Base and Marble Mountain Air Facility. The C-123's ability to land on short, unimproved fields proved invaluable and the four units served in Vietnam until the end of the war. He arrived with 19 other soldiers, eight of whom were embalmers. NASM.2018.0025 366th AMS, Rocket attack BX, Gunfighter Pilots. a-~_ -~ ijsafss 0 w 86 i jun !17 history of 6994th security squadron The most eastern of the battalions, the 2nd, shared its area with the 3rd Amphibian Tractor Battalion, which was responsible for the coastal sand flats south of Marble Mountain. A prisoner captured in Nam O identified a PAVN battalion, probably from the PAVN 4th Regiment, operating below the Hi Vn Pass with the "mission to form civilians for demonstrations." The helicopter burned upon crashing, but the crew and most of the patrol were able to get out. Still PAVN/VC gunners just before 01:00 launched 12 122mm rockets aimed at the Da Nang base and blew up two ammunition dumps, one for napalm and the other for flares. 1st MAW ComdC. Rocket attack on the Da Nang Air Base that took place, Da Nang, Vietnam, January 30, 1968. Elements of the PAVN 368B Rocket Artillery Regiment were in firing positions to the west and northwest of the 7th Marines. Additional intelligence tended to confirm the enemy was about to initiate something big. The U.S Marine Corps Fighter Squadron VMF (AW) 232, also based here, lost some of its F-8E Crusader aircraft in this attack. The VC attacked the compound from two directions, from the south and the east. Cleaning up and repairs at Gunfighter Village. The Victory will be with us. "We carried bullet clips in our pockets, but no weapons, because the rifle boxes were nailed shut in their shipping crates. Immediately after the artillery shelling, an AC47 Spooky arrived on station and worked over the same area with its Gatling guns. This platoon under First Lieutenant John E. Manning departed the airbase about 04:15 and arrived in the blocking positions about 05:15. Airbase Shelled: Soviet Rockets Used in Attack (film #111 on Universal Newsreels). The battalion's Company B, however, in an operation with a CAP in two hamlets on the Tiensha Peninsula or Da Nang East, surprised a VC force in two hamlets north of Marble Mountain. Headquarters Marines quickly manned their defenses and called in artillery illumination and a fire mission. Rummage radioed back that the AC-47 caught about 50 PAVN crossing a stream and the recon Marines could observe rounds hitting all around them. Aircraft destroyed included F-4 Phantom II's \u0026 C-130's. The Air Force watch officer on duty protested, "that's too close, you'll never get a clearance for it." Pictures of Danang 8. They counted 34 PAVN dead. In the 7th Marines sector, the Marines described the same type of activity as well as increased enemy infiltration. The struggle for Hi An would continue into the following day. Milantoni replied, "General Lm just gave it. All clips are licensed royalty-free, worldwide, in perpetuity. Advisory Group at Da Nang, the PFs and RFs accounted for eight dead VC and captured one wounded VC. Some viewers may find some scenes or audio in this archival material to be unsettling or distressing. In a message to III MAF, Robertson observed "Never have so few done so much to so many. It didn't take long to get out of bed when the first rocket struck nearby. While the 1st MP Battalion supported by the 1st Tank Battalion established blocking positions north of the Cu River, the ARVN 3rd Battalion, 51st Regiment swept the sector south of the river. The 11th Marines fired an artillery mission with unknown results. One of the nicest persons died there on the day he was turning his outside plant tool kit. "[1]:159, The heaviest action occurred in the 3/5 Marines and 4th Battalion, 51st ARVN sectors along Highway 1. Company L, 3/5 Marines set up blocking positions on the east bank of the Yen. The Communists carried out 26 rocket attacks on the Da Nang air base during 1972. The communications bunker bore the brunt of the attack where the sappers destroyed both the bunker and the equipment inside and put the division tactical net off the air until 04:00. I was in Danang less than a month when the Vietcong used rockets to attack the Danang Air Base for the first time in the war, on the morning of February 27. That same day, the 1st Marine Division notified III MAF that "usually reliable sources" told of staging areas south of Da Nang for an impending attack. In the morning when searching the battle area, the Marines would find "ample evidence of enemy casualties, but only two enemy bodies." [1]:159, While the Marines successfully thwarted this attempt, between 01:00 and 05:00 on the morning of the 6th, PAVN/VC gunners mortared or rocketed all of the command posts, fire bases and company combat bases in the 7th Marines sector. They later found four PAVN dead. "[1]:163 All attacks from 02/27/67 forward were by rockets. Army forces in the Da Nang area including the troops from Task Force Miracle suffered 18 dead and 59 wounded. About 50 minutes later, another recon team, Air Hose, about 2,000 meters to the northeast of Saddle Bag, saw more than 50 enemy troops moving eastward. Before his death, however, the Vietnamese identified himself as Major Nguyen Van Lam, the commanding officer of the R-20th c Lp Battalion. The combined force then swept the general area where they found two PAVN bodies and took three prisoners. [1]:154, South of Da Nang, in Hi An, on the 30th, the ROKMC, reinforced by elements of the ARVN 51st Regiment, tried to tighten the loop and began preparations to retake the city. Shortly after 01:00 on the 6th, PAVN gunners opened up on the hamlet with intermittent mortar rounds and small-arms fire. Citation Nr: 1224394 Decision Date: 07/13/12 Archive Date: 07/18/12 DOCKET NO. The nickname for DaNang was "Rocket City" garnering that appellation from the frequent attacks on it by means of the "Katyusha" which is the name given the Soviet BM-21 122mm artillery rocket. In the town itself, 10 civilians caught in the crossfire, sustained wounds, but no civilians died as a result of the battle. You get your timing off and you've got problems. 14 New Guns For 2022 by B. GIL HORMAN; A First-Year Magnum: Shooting The S&W "Pre-29" by JUSTIN DYAL; Contact; Donate; Eye Candy for the Gentlemen out there They were ordered to the area to bolster defenses around the air base at Da Nang against possible VietCong attacks. At Da Nang city the Military Region's main force 2nd Division, sapper battalions, the Quang Da province local force battalions and mass forces participating in the political struggle had been preparing since October 1967. The area the rockets were fired from was called the "Rocket Belt". [1]:1612, In the ensuing battle of Lo Giang the Marine and Army forces successfully repulsed the PAVN 2nd Division attack. Below the Marine battalions, the ROKMC 2nd Marine Brigade secured the Hi An sector and the southeastern approaches above the Ky Lam River to Da Nang Air Base. . Calling artillery upon the PAVN, the Marines then swept through the area and recovered about 17 60mm mortar rounds. Despite limited attacks later in the month, these were largely, as a report stated, "an attempt to maintain the facade of an offensive. A summary of these attacks can be found on the Web site of the 366th. Air Force rocket attacks in Vietnam Share 9 posts gleyhjr 44 Aug 30, 2010 #1 The following link is a list of all rocket attacks on Air Bases by date: Hope this helps someone needing a stressor of a rocket attack on a Air Base http://www.afhra.af.mil/timelines/index.asp George Binh Thuy AB RVN Sept 1968-Sept 1969 JimM44 683 Despite the thinness of the Marine lines and the ability of the PAVN/VC to infiltrate, they never capitalized on these advantages. The Vietnam Security Police Association Web site features several additional recordings of rocket attacks on Da Nang Air Base. In the extensive Da Nang TAOR, the early morning hours of 31 January were almost a repeat of the events of the 30th. Next Photo. Later that night, the 1/7 Marines reported 15 secondary explosions from Marine counter-mortar artillery fire. During one attack I was writing a letter home and thought my guys were injured because of the rocket attack and I remember the no smoking sigh flapping in the wind because of the scrapnel. After their breaching of the outer defenses, the VC squad fired B-40 rockets at the headquarters building, but then fought a delaying action, waiting for reinforcements which never came. [1]:143, PAVN/VC forces throughout South Vietnam were about to strike. In addition to the VC R-20th Battalion, south of Da Nang, the VC 1st and PAVN 3rd Regiments both part of the 2nd Division started to deploy toward G Ni Island. *** The first time that rockets were used in RVN by the Viet Cong/North Vietnamese Army. The first half of my year in Vietnam (1967) I was stationed at the large U. S. base in Danang. [1]:154, Throughout the Da Nang TAOR, the intensity of activity increased during the night. At Duy Xuyn, however, the PAVN/VC overran the town, forcing the district chief to flee and take refuge with the Koreans. By 11:00, Marine helicopters evacuated the most seriously wounded and brought in the rest of Company G into blocking positions on the western bank of the Yn. Communist attack of the war on an American stockade or brig. Doc, as his friends called him, was one of 58,200 Americans that died during the Vietnam War. Although agent reports and other intelligence indicated continued assaults north of the Cau Do River against Ha Vang and Da Nang City, most of these came to naught. 17. CriticalPast makes this media available for researchers and documentarians, and does not endorse or condone any behavior or message, implied or explicit, that is seen or heard in this video.Link to order this clip:http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675029937_Vietcong-rocket-attack_Danang-Airbase_Marine-operation-headquarters_heavy-explosionsHistoric Stock Footage Archival and Vintage Video Clips in HD.Vietcong rocket attack on the U.S. Da Nang Airbase in VietnamShows a night time Vietcong rocket attack, just after midnight, July 15, 1967, on the United States Air Force flight line and barracks areas at the Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam. Landing in large bursts, about 50 to 75 artillery rounds fell on the lead column. Spent many watches all over the city of Da Nang. . Employing small arms fire, satchel charges, Rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and Bangalore torpedoes, the sappers thrust through blown gaps in the Marine wire. [ Bob Kaatman photo ] The Sequence number refers to the sequence number assigned to all attacks on ten primary US Air Force operating bases in Vietnam. After a brief firefight, the VC troops withdrew taking any casualties with them. Bldg. Large numbers of flares shot high into the air and burst into . On 11 February, Cushman observed the 2nd Division "appeared to be withdrawing from contact southward" and ordered his subordinate commanders to continue to press the attack. They fired, killing one of the enemy underwater demolition team, while the other member surrendered to the Marines. Rockey then ordered a platoon from his Company K to reinforce Company G. By the end of the day, the elements of the four Marine companies had established their night positions. with rocket and mortar attacks at the Da Nang and Marhle Mountain Airfields on 30 January, and hit the Marble Mountain facility once again on 31 January, They hit the new Quang Tri airstrip with Doth rockets and mortars on 24, 27, and 29 January. The Marines evacuated the survivor to the Naval Support Activity hospital where he died of his wounds. At first, the general and his steward confused the rockets with the traditional fireworks shot off in honor of Tt. [1]:1467, About 05:45, the 1st Division learned that the VC squad in the I Corps headquarters compound had disengaged and took its casualties with it. All attacks from 02/27/67 forward were by rockets. The Marines killed two and wounded the third. The task force headquarters and its two battalions returned to Chu Lai Base Area the following day. The armored force pushed through the hamlet and encountered only occasional small-arms fire. Captured 122mm Tripod Launcher. It was the worst attack on Danang since July 5,. From 18:00 to 24:00 on the 30th, the 1st Marine Division reported to III MAF over 30 incidents ranging from sightings of large enemy forces, to mortar attacks and a few infantry assaults. [1]:154, The ROKMC sent three companies to close the southern link and then moved forward into the attack. In a 1st Marine Division analyses, the author commented that the PAVN 2nd Division's approach was "along a single axis of advance so that his eventual target was easily identifiable." # Not in AF records, submitted by members, # Not in AF records, submitted by members, Air Base Defense in the Republic of Vietnam, 1960-1973. Two separate occurrences may have frustrated this attack. The Marines called in artillery and mortar missions . From the recovery of Lam's notebook and a detailed sketch map of Hill 10, the location of the 1/7 Marines' command post, the R-20 commander was obviously on an exploration mission to discover any vulnerability in the Marine battalion's defences. Da Nang Air Base was one of the major air bases used for offensive air operations within South Vietnam and for the support of USMC and ARVN forces. The Marine companies then pulled back and called in artillery and air. During the Cuban missile crisis, the U.S. Marine Corps deployed a Hawk air defense missile battery from the 3d Light Antiaircraft Missile (LAAM) Battalion to Guantnamo Bay, Cuba, to protect the U.S. naval base from a surprise low-level air attack by Soviet and Cuban aircraft. At the briefing, the division G-2 or intelligence officer, told the assembled officers that "they are finally going to come out and fight. About 01:00, a Marine platoon from Company G, 2/7 Marines, positioned near the Nam Bridge on Highway 1 crossing the Cu River north of Da Nang, saw another two enemy on a raft with a wooden box. According to Marine intelligence sources, Rummage may well "have rendered a reinforced battalion combat ineffective, forcing the enemy to modify his plans at a critical time." Location: Da Nang Vietnam. Vietnam Rocket City 1971-1972, Palm Bay, FL. U.S. estimates of PAVN/VC casualties ranged between 1,200 and 1,400 dead. [1]:150, By this time, General Robertson had taken measures to bolster the ARVN south of the Cau Dau. "[1]:144, By evening on the 29th, the 1st Marine Division at Da Nang was on 100-percent alert. According to the U.S. [1]:163, The official PAVN history records the attack as follows:[3]. CriticalPast is your source for imagery of worldwide events, people, and B-roll spanning the 20th century. With the PAVN too close to call in artillery or fixed-wing air, the Marines radioed for reinforcements. Company G repulsed a number of probes throughout the night until the PAVN broke contact at dawn. [1]:1534, On the night of the 30th, elements of a battalion of the PAVN 4th Regiment attacked an ARVN outpost at the foot of the Hi Vn Pass. About 03:30, perhaps to divert Marine attention from the ground assault on I Corps headquarters and the city of Da Nang, enemy mortars opened up on Marble Mountain. According to a VC after-action report early in the offensive, the writer complained that the "commander did not know [the) situation accurately and that orders were not strictly obeyed ." The United States Air Force took control of the base in the late 1960s. According to them their mission was to mine and interdict allied traffic in the Hi Vn Pass area. From May 1968 to July 1970, the Army sergeant came of age in the U.S. Army mortuary at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon. Base orientation brochure, Perimeter, Tent City. This apparently broke the back of the VC resistance. Darkness prevented Sailfish from observing the number of casualties that the artillery and air inflicted upon the enemy. At 02:30 on the 30th at in Bn, elements of the R-20th and V-25th struck the subsector headquarters defended by the 15th Popular Forces Platoon and the 708 Regional Forces Company. Under pressure from the South Vietnamese relief forces and the Marine MP platoon, the VC retreated with the allies in pursuit. [ Bob Kaatman photo ] Second cache of bombs ignites. The ROKMC Marine Brigade deployed six companies around the city and the ARVN 51st Regiment prepared a reaction force. The first U.S. air strikes also occur against the Ho Chi Minh trail. According to Washington Post correspondent Don Oberdorfer, Lm pointed with his swagger stick to the enemy's firing positions on the large map in the room and said: "Milantoni, bomb here. 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