I'm back, Dave-
didn't find the link, but did find a bunch of "major" headlines from S&S, and stories of "in-country" interest- almost all of '70, and I KNOW I can find a link for other dates, thru a buddy or two on other 'Nam sites.
Lemme edit out a lot of the "dead space", just 'cuz it takes up too much room, and I'll post some of the articles...
Gotta snooz now, tho....
Peace, my Brothers and Sisters.
Lump
p.s.- I'm sure glad this site isn't for only
119th-assigned folks. It adds a whole different flavor and perspective....
13Jan70- American Forces Vietnam Network
Chu Lai TV
Wednesday Jan 14
12:00-Ed Sullivan
1:00-Bonanza
2:00-Mission Impossible
3:00-News
3:15-Movie - It's A Small World
4:30-Generation Gap
5:00-King Family
5:30-Gentle Ben
6:00-Information
6:30-Big Valley
7:30-News
8:00-Sports
10:00-Hawaii Five-O
11:00-News
11:20-Tonight Show
14Jan70-Tay Ninh Battles Taper Off;
Red Toll Tops 300 in 5 Days
To the north two Americans were killed and seven wounded in a three-hour late afternoon duel
between Americal Div. infantrymen and NVA mortar crews, riflemen and machinegunners in the
marshy lowlands west of Tam Ky and 36 miles south-southeast of Da Nang in Quang Tin Province.
Enemy losses in the battle are unknown.
Earlier in the day, Americal Div. GIs netted five NVA in a short exchange of rifle and machine-gun
fire 13 miles west-northwest of Tam Ky and 33 miles south of Da Nang. There were no U.S.
casualties in the action .............
Four Vietnamese civilians were wounded in a 50-round 60mm mortar attack on Tri Trung hamlet
88 miles southeast of Da Nang in Quang Ngai Province an ARVN spokesman said.
15Jan70-Allies Wipe Out 67 NVA In Battles Near Da Nang
S&S Vietnam Bureau
SAIGON-Sixty-seven North Vietnamese were killed Monday as brisk fighting erupted anew south of
Da Nang in Quang Tin Province, Allied spokesman said.
Last week, more than 150 Reds were killed by Vietnamese and American soldiers in heavy
fighting in the marshy lowlands west of the provincial capital at Tam Ky.
..............
In Monday's fighting, six miles west of Tam Ky and 27 miles south-southeast of Da Nang,
Americal Div. infantrymen armored cavalrymen, artillery and armed helicopters wiped out 55 NVA
soldiers in three on-and-off again battles.
U.S. losses for the actions were put at one killed and 10 wounded by an official spokesman.
Nearby, late Monday afternoon, Vietnamese militiamen and U.S. soldiers flushed out and killed 12
Communists six miles southwest of Tam Ky, Regional Force losses were said to be three injured
U.S. casualties were not reported.
16Jan70-B52s Belt Border Areas; War Sputters on Ground
S&S Vietnam Bureau
SAIGON- .........
To the north Americal Div. infantrymen killed seven NVA while unearthing a large enemy bunker
complex west of Tam Ky near where 57 NVA were killed Monday by U.S. ground troops. The
complex, 37 miles south-southeast of Da Nang contained 41 bunkers, 26 of which had been
destroyed by artillery and air strikes during Monday's battle with an estimated NVA battalion.
...........
17Jan70-Assault Fails
Mortar Attack Veils Sappers
S&S Vietnam Bureau
SAIGON -
Vietnamese militiamen and Special Forces troops killed 21 Reds and suffered no casualties in an
all-day sweep Wednesday in southern Quang Tin Province 50 miles south-southeast of Da Nang, an
ARVN spokesman said. Nearby, Vietnamese troops and popular force soldiers killed another six
Communists.
Tasty, huh???
Lump