Heads Up: Lam Son 719
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Tomorrow night at 8PM EST on The Military Channel, they will air "Battlefield Diaries: LAM SON 719." Don't miss it folks!
Also, experience the courage and tenacity of the 48th AHC through combat footage and interviews.
Hear a (real) radio transmission here, two ships down, one just crashed and burned... Site also has information and photos.
Mike Sloniker, one heck of a Lam Son 719 historian.
Cockpit Audio Tapes from Lam Son 719 - The Real Thing
Lam Son 719 was a major operation of the ARVN, into Laos in 1971. The U.S. provided all aviation assets for this operation. A/101 AVN was one of the aviation units in this operation, along with being the sole 101st Airborne aviation unit supporting the Special Operations Group in I Corp, during the month of February 1971. The objective was to disrupt an ongoing North Vietnamese Army supply buildup at Tchepone, Laos. American Helicopter Units supported and provided all transportation of ARVN troops/supplies into and out of Laos during this operation. US Helicopter Crewmen went up against the heaviest anti-aircraft barrage incurred in the War. The enemy opposition comprised of a permanent logistical force of engineers, transportation, and anti-aircraft troops, together with elements of five divisions, 12 infantry regiments, a tank regiment, an artillery regiment, and 19 anti-aircraft battalions.
This American hasn't forgotten her brave and courageous fellow Americans who flew in and out of this hell multiple times to complete the mission. Gentlemen, I salute you! |
