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0

Media Type

Moving Image

Credit

Traditions Military Videos

Physical Location

CS63.2

Copyright Statement

Traditions Military Videos

Number of Media

1

Language(s)

English

Format

VHS

Time - Hr:Min:Sec

21:00

Digitized in HD?

No

General Note

Please note: this film footage is unedited, uncut and there is no sound! Operation Macon: The operation involved the 9th MARINES, 3rd MAR DIV at Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam at a place called An Hoa. Operation MACON began when two VC companies ambushed one Marine company on a routine search and clear mission North East of An Hoa. An Hoa was to be the site of an industrial complex and was politically important to the GVN and hence the military. By the end of the day, III MAF developed the operation that normally consisted of a single battalion-size force but for a few days had five battalions. There were three phases to the operation which finally concluded on 27 October. The operation claimed 380 enemy KIA versus 24 US KIAs and 172 WIAs. After the Marine company sprung the VC ambush, MAG-16 helicopters inserted another company near the site but they would not link up until the next morning. Heavy enemy machine guns drove off several attempts at helicopter evacuations. A third Marine company moved overland to the rear of the VC. By 1730, the VC had had enough of the artillery and air strikes and tried to withdraw before being completely hemmed in. A VMO-2 UH-1E spotted 200-250 VC moving NW and shifted the fires.