Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Campaign (1965-66)/Operation New York / Thua Thien 177
From Month/Year
February / 1966
To Month/Year
March / 1966
Description Feb 27 – Mar 3; 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, and HMM-163 sweep operation joining with ARVN Operation Thừa Thiên 177 east of Phu Bai, Thừa Thiên Province.
Memories Road trip to Phu Bai and the only mess hall meal I had in country. The 105 battery got a fire mission and that took me by surprise. After I got up off the deck, I finished the meal. I was the entertainment for the 1/1 Marines, who had to request permission to shoot when they were on their perimeter. Our Company shot first and asked why we needed permission. That was NOT the way we operated in the DaNang area.
