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'''Operation JUNCTION CITY''' was a large "search-and-destroy" operation of the [[Vietnam War]], starting on February 21, 1967 and lasting for 72 days. | '''Operation JUNCTION CITY''' was a large "search-and-destroy" operation of the [[Vietnam War]], starting on February 21, 1967 and lasting for 72 days.<ref name=Rogers>{{citation | ||
|title=Vietnam Studies: CEDAR FALLS-JUNCTION CITY: a Turning Point |first = Bernard William | last = Rogers | |||
| year = 1973 | publisher = Center for Military History, Department of the Army | |||
| url =http://www.history.army.mil/books/Vietnam/90-7/cont.htm}}</ref> With a force of 30,000 [[U.S. Army]] and 5,000 [[ARVN]] soldiers, it took place in [[Tay Ninh]] province, north of [[Saigon]]. The goals were to destroy bases in what was termed War Zone C, and, if possible, to locate and destroy the [[Central Office for South Viet Nam]] (COSVN), the Communist headquarters for South Vietnam. | |||
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Revision as of 16:30, 20 September 2008
Operation JUNCTION CITY was a large "search-and-destroy" operation of the Vietnam War, starting on February 21, 1967 and lasting for 72 days.[1] With a force of 30,000 U.S. Army and 5,000 ARVN soldiers, it took place in Tay Ninh province, north of Saigon. The goals were to destroy bases in what was termed War Zone C, and, if possible, to locate and destroy the Central Office for South Viet Nam (COSVN), the Communist headquarters for South Vietnam.
References
- ↑ Rogers, Bernard William (1973), Vietnam Studies: CEDAR FALLS-JUNCTION CITY: a Turning Point, Center for Military History, Department of the Army