operation report information
For date 660718
Primary service involved, US Marine Corps
Operation HASTINGS
South Vietnam
Description: By the afternoon, the SLF's BLT (now part of operation HASTINGS) was lifted by MAG-16 from the coastal area where it had landed to a small valley 3,000 meters south of the Song Ngan to exploit a B-52 strike made in this area the previous afternoon. This force made contact and supported by Marine jets, killed 24 NVA and captured two machine guns and 11 rifles.
The source for this information was USMC H 1966 P 169
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Date posted on this site:
05/13/2023