Vietnam War 25th Infantry Division (United States)

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tank 1st battalion, 69th armor, 25th infantry division, moves through saigon shortly after disembarking lst @ saigon harbor, 12 march 1966


in response request u.s. military assistance command in vietnam, division sent 100 helicopter door-gunners south vietnam in 1963. august 1965, further division involvement in coming vietnam war included deployment of company c, 65th engineer battalion, south vietnam assist in construction of port facilities @ cam ranh bay. mid-1965, 2,200 men of tropic lightning division involved in vietnam. division again ordered contribute combat forces in december of year. resupply regiment, 467th, commanded lieutenant colonel george s dotson through end of war.


in response macv request, division deployed 3rd brigade, reinforced task force, 5,150 infantrymen , 9,000 tons of equipment hawaii in 25 days northwest sector of south vietnam firmly establish fortified enclave division operate. operation blue light largest , longest airlift of personnel , cargo combat zone in military history before operation desert shield. brigade deployed first soldiers hickam air force base, honolulu, central highlands @ pleiku. these men arrived in vietnam 24 december 1965. mid-january, deployment operation complete — giving combat planners in vietnam favorable balance of power. division heavily engaged april 1966 until 1972 throughout area of operations in southeast asia. during period, tropic lightning soldiers fought in of toughest battles of war including operation junction city.


during tet offensives of 1968 , 1969, tropic lightning soldiers instrumental in defending besieged city of saigon. may through june 1970, division soldiers participated in allied thrusts deep enemy sanctuaries located in cambodia. in these incursion operations, division units confiscated thousands of tons of supplies , hundreds of weapons. operation crippled cambodian-based efforts against american units. following return cambodia south vietnam, division resumed place in vietnamization program. war winding down. late december 1970, elements of 25th infantry division able begin redeployment schofield barracks. second brigade last element of division depart vietnam. arrived @ ft lewis, washington in days of may 1971. elements in 2nd brigade assigned 4th infantry division when arrived in vietnam. during war in vietnam, 22 medals of honor awarded tropic lightning soldiers.







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