operation CHOPPER information
for 57 TC CO
8 TC CO
For date 611223
57 TC CO was a US Army unit
8 TC CO was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Operation CHOPPER
South Vietnam
Location, near Saigon
Description: In the first use of the recently-arrived U.S. helicopters, Operation CHOPPER lifts about 1,000 South Vietnamese paratroopers to an assault on a suspected Viet Cong headquarters about 10 miles west of Saigon.
The source for this information was Rand
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05/13/2023