Vietnam War: The Battle of Con Thien (Part 1)

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Con Thien (meaning the "Hill of Angels"), was a United States Marine Corps combat base located near the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone about 3km from North Vietnam. It was the site of fierce fighting from February 1967 through February 1968.

Con Thien was originally established as a Special Forces/CIDG camp before being taken over by the Marines in December 1966. Together with Marine bases at Gio Linh, Dong Ha and Cam Lo, Con Thien enclosed the area known to the Marines as Leatherneck Square. Con Thien was intended to be used as a base for the McNamara Line to prevent NVA infiltration across the DMZ. The firebase was strategically important because it offered unfettered views for 15km east to the coast and north into North Vietnam. It was also very vulnerable because it was within range of NVA artillery north of the DMZ which was largely immune to counter-battery fire.

On 27 February 1967, in response to Marine artillery fire into and the area north of the DMZ (Operation Highrise) NVA mortar, rocket and artillery fire hit Con Thien and Gio Linh. On 20 March, NVA began shelling Con Thien and Gio Linh which continued sporadically for the next two weeks. On 24 March 1st Battalion, 9th Marines began Operation Prairie III where they encounted an NVA battalion in a bunker complex southeast of Con Thien. After a two hour fight the NVA withdrew leaving 33 killed in action. Sergeant Walter K. Singleton was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the attack. 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines (3/3) operating beside 1/9 encountered an entrenched NVA Company, killing 28 NVA including two women.

In mid-April Charlie Company, 11th Engineer Battalion was tasked with clearing a 200m wide strip from Con Thien to Gio Linh, a distance of 10.6km. The engineers were protected by a task force comprised of the 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, an AMTRAC (LVT-5) platoon, a platoon of M42 Dusters from the 1st Battalion, 44th Artillery and some ARVN units. By 19 April, despite harassment from NVA mines, small arms, recoilless rifle, mortar and artillery fire the strip was half-completed.

In order to protect Route 561, the supply line to Con Thien from Route 9, the Marines had established two outposts, C-2 Base was located 3km southeast of Con Thien and contained artillery and infantry positions, while C-2A nicknamed the Washout was on low-lying ground overlooking a bridge.

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[Khesanh68881N]

Hey brothers,your are not forgotten!

[Israeltekhelet]

My heros have always been Marines. Semper Fi Devil Dogs.

[beforetowritethin]

Не плачь и базар фильтруй чурка я правду говорю ваша америка слабая страна, самая сильная, мужественная, бессмертная, доблестная страна в мире это Россия. Путина не считаем он не Русский

[beforetowritethin]

@CharlieDoan Ты там в рот себе хер жирный засунь и молчи если базарить не можешь мудак

[garyrock99]

@CharlieDoan shut up gook boy

[beforetowritethin]

Если что ответьте мне по РУССКИ



[beforetowritethin]

Ваша америка на коленях стоять будит перед РОССИЕЙ

[conthien1967]

Will never forget

[sass225]

America beat itself by gradualy amping up the war then calling bombing halt and letting them rebuild. to win the ho chi minh trail would have to be cut with men on the ground. like in the cambodian incursion were we destroyed a years worth of supplies in few weeks but we needed to admit the problem was bigger than svn and fight a war or go home.

[GOFLuvr]

@Antifaith29 "All the sniveling hippy protesting..." Does this group include Vietnam veterans who also happened to be demonstrating against the Vietnam War?

The author of The Spitting Image would have been proud of you...

[CharlieDoan]

@Closedcasketkiller

- If North Vietnamese had Airplane then American don't know what to do, shameful for a big, rich and high tech with FULL country of AIR then NOT WIN in the war!!

WHY?