War Stories With Oliver North. We're sorry, we do not currently have episodes of War Stories With Oliver North. Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord. The Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord was a 2. U. S. Army. 10. 1st Airborne Division and two reinforced divisions of the North Vietnamese Army from July 1, 1. July 2. 3, 1. 97. It was the last major confrontation between United States ground forces and North Vietnam of the Vietnam War. Three Medals of Honor and six Distinguished Service Crosses were awarded to participants for actions during the operations. Background. As the only full- strength division remaining in Vietnam in early 1. Airborne Division was ordered to conduct the planned offensive Operation Texas Star near the A Shau Valley. On March 1. 2, 1. Brigade, 1. 01st under the command of Major General Ben Harrison, began rebuilding abandoned Fire Support Base Ripcord which relied, as with most remote bases at the time, on a helicopter lifeline to get supplies in and the personnel out. The firebase was to be used for a planned offensive by the 1. NVA supply bases in the mountains overlooking the valley. Located on the eastern edge of the valley, and taking place at the same time as the Cambodian Incursion, the operation was considered covert. As the 1. 01st Airborne Division planned the attack on enemy supply bases, the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) was secretly observing their activities. From March 1. 2 until June 3. NVA was sporadically attacking the firebase.
On April 2. 9, President Nixon launched the Cambodian Incursion which was officially concluded on June 3. American troops left Cambodia. Immediately After this, the United States made one final attempt to block the Ho Chi Minh Trail. After weeks of reconnaissance by the NVA, on the morning of July 1, 1. North Vietnamese Army launched a mortar attack on the firebase. During the 2. 3- day siege, 7. US servicemen were killed, including Colonel Andre Lucas, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor; and First Lt. Bob Kalsu, the only contemporaneously active pro athlete to be killed during the war. Army withdrew from the firebase, USAFB- 5. The main US infantry unit involved. Battalion, 5. 01st Infantry Regiment, 1. List of War Stories with Oliver North episodes. Khe Sanh: December 2, 2001. EP# Title Airdate; 011: Iwo Jima: January 1, 2002: 012: The Siege at Khe Sanh. Buy War Stories with Oliver North: Siege at Khe Sanh on Amazon.com FREE SHIPPING on qualified orders. War Stories with Oliver North: Siege at Khe Sanh DVD $19.95. War Stories with Oliver North (TV Series) Siege at Khe Sanh. Airborne Division. Battalion, 5. 06th Infantry Regiment, 1. Airborne Division. Battalion, 3. 27th Infantry Regiment, 1. Airborne Division. Battery A, 1st Battalion 3. Artillery, self- propelled 8in Howitzers, and 1. Self- Propelled Guns. Battery A, 2nd Battalion 9. Artillery, XXIVth Corps, self- propelled 8in Howitzers, and 1. Self- Propelled Guns. Battalion, 3. 19th Artillery, 1. Howitzers. 2nd Battalion, 3. Artillery, 1. 05mm Howitzers. Battalion, 1. 1th Artillery, 1. Howitzers. 4th Battalion, 7. Artillery, Aerial Rocket Artillery. Squadron, 1. 7th Cavalry. Aviation Battalion, 1. Airborne Division (Airmobile). Assault and Gunship companies. Assault Support Helicopter Battalion. Medium Lift companies (CH- 4. Heavy Lift company (CH- 5. Scout Dog Platoon, 1. Airborne Division. G Battery, 6. 5th Artillery Quad 5. Elements of the 3. Engineer Battalion. Reconnaissance Airplane Company . Army Security Agency. North Vietnam. Where We Were In Vietnam. Retrieved 3. 0 January 2. Viet Camps Near Ripcord. Nolan, Presidio Press, 2. ISBN 0- 8. 91. 41- 6. Harrison, i. Universe Press (available from Ripcord Association). ISBN 9. 78- 1- 5.
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