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Sullivan
Operation
Dates: 9/13/1968 - 9/13/1968
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Tri Province

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Sultan (1967)
Operation
Dates: 12/1/1967 - 12/23/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Kontum Province

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Sultan (1968)
Operation
Dates: 1/5/1968 - 1/25/1968
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Kontum Province

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Summerall
Operation
Dates: 3/29/1967 - 4/29/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Darlac, Khanh Hoa, and Phu Yen Provinces

Phase I: March 29 - April 2, 1967; Phase II: April 3 - 16, 1967; Phase III: April 17 - 29, 1967
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Sunflower
Operation
Dates: 1/5/1967 - 2/15/1967

This was a peace initiative following MARIGOLD's failure. In a direct approach to Ha Noi through the DRV embassy in Moscow, along with a coinciding attempt by British Prime Minister Wilson, the U.S. and Ha Noi attempted to conduct negotiations. However, the U.S. would accept nothing less than mutual de-escalation and Ha Noi refused to talk unless all U.S. acts of war were halted first. The negotiations in Moscow ended 15 February. Meanwhile in England, Wilson argued for peace with Soviet Premeir Kosygin and presented the U.S. position without permission. This, along with further U.S. errors in negotiating doomed these talks, hurt American-British relations, and confused the USSR and DRV. During SUNFLOWER, both the DRV and the U.S. grew more rigid in their demands.
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Sunrise
Operation
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: north of Sai Gon in War Zone D

This was a pilot Strategic Hamlet program. Hamlets were constructed to remove the peasants from the countryside, and thus from VC control. A war correspondent reported that only 4 of the 14 camps were constructed by November 1962 and the main hamlet, Ben Tuong, was in bad shape. However, General Westmoreland felt the hamlets were proof that America was spending its money wisely. SUNRISE failed to relocate the peasants into hamlets. In August 1963, Ben Tuong was overrun by VC and soon they again had control of the area. The operation came to and end in August 1963.
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Sunset Beach
Operation
Dates: 9/1/1966 - 10/11/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Hau Nghia Province

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Surfside
Operation
Dates: 4/22/1969 - 5/2/1969
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Phuoc Tuy Province

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Sussex Bay
Operation
Dates: 8/29/1968 - 9/9/1968
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Nam Province

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Sutter
Operation
Dates: 11/30/1966 - 12/6/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Tin Province

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Suwannee
Operation
Dates: 8/13/1966 - 8/21/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Nam Province

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Sweeping Mustang
Operation
Dates: 12/9/1965 - 12/15/1965
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: II Corps Tactical Zone

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Swift
Operation
Dates: 9/4/1967 - 9/15/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Nam and Quang Tin Provinces

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Swift Play
Operation
Dates: 7/23/1968 - 7/24/1968

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Swift Saber
Operation
Dates: 6/6/1968 -
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Nam Province

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Sydney I
Operation
Dates: 7/4/1966 - 7/14/1966

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Sydney II
Operation
Dates: 7/15/1966 - 7/23/1966

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Sylvester
Operation
Dates: 12/19/1967 - 12/31/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: sw of Qui Nhon

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Syr
Operation
Dates: 3/6/1967 - 3/7/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: III

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Take Out
Operation
Dates: 12/28/1965 - 12/30/1965
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Thuan Province

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Talladega Canyon
Operation
Dates: 9/30/1968 - 10/5/1968
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Nam Province

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Tally Ho
Operation
Dates: 7/20/1966 -

Air and naval gunfire interdiction of LOC in southernpanhandle of North Vietnam
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Tamborine
Operation
Dates: 2/1/1967 - 2/8/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: III

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Tampa (1966)
Operation
Dates: 3/13/1966 - 3/15/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: III

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Tampa (1968)
Operation
Dates: 2/26/1968 - 3/3/1968
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Nam Province

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Tangle
Operation
Dates: 12/22/1969 - 12/24/1969
Tactical Area of Operation: Duc Thanh District

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Taro Leaf
Operation
Dates: 2/3/1966 - 2/15/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Hau Nghia Province

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Task Force Remagen
Operation
Dates: 3/16/1969 - 4/29/1969
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Tri Province

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Tat Thang 18
Operation
Dates: 4/3/1970 - 5/3/1970
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Kontum Province

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Taut Bow
Operation
Dates: 2/7/1966 - 2/16/1966
Tactical Area of Operation: Happy Valley

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Taylor
Operation
Dates: 2/5/1966 - 2/8/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Kontum and Pleiku Provinces

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Taylor Common
Operation
Dates: 12/6/1968 - 3/8/1969
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Nam Province

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Tennessee Pride
Operation
Dates: 6/23/1969 - 7/1/1969
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Thua Thien Province

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Tet Offensive 1968: Battle of Hue
Operation
Dates: 1/31/1968 - 2/25/1968
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Hue City

The Battle of Hue was the longest and bloodiest battle of the Tet Offensive. The battle began on 31 January, though the ARVN commander had already put his 1st Division on alert because he had received reports of early Tet attacks in the south on the 30th. This move helped keep the communists from completely taking Hue. Inside the city, VC and sapper regiments had been preparing for months. Because of fog on the 31st, battalion-sized PAVN forces advanced easily on the city from the west. Mortar and rocket fire followed. The 6th PAVN Regiment attacked toward the Citadel while the 4th PAVN Regiment attacked the southern part of the city and the MACV compound. By dawn the next day, the PAVN held the south part of the city, including Gia Hoi and the southern half of the Citadel. Up until this point U.S. combat forces had not been allowed in Hue and the city was very lightly defended. The PAVN easily took control of parts of the city. They began a systematic roundup of enemies of the people and marched them off to their graves. 3,000 civilians were never accounted for. Meanwhile, ARVN troops still held the northern half of the Citadel. Also, the Americans and Australians continued to hold the MACV compound, from which they called for aide. Because of these two Allied areas, the Communists could not take the city. The relief force sent by the USMC at Phu Bai was too small to help. Eventually, a larger Marine force was ordered to join with the ARVN forces, but they were pushed back. They continued to fight without clearing the city. The PAVN troops had captured an ARVN depot with U.S. weapons and ammunition, and their supply lines were still open. The Communists were very well-supplied. PAVN also received 5 reinforcing battalions. Meanwhile, the U.S. was restricted on mobility because of the nature of urban fighting and was not able to utilize its advantage in firepower due to the wish to not damage Hue. The ARVN commander ordered his 3d Regiment to relieve the city. On the evening of 31 January the 3d, reinforced by the 2d, 7th, and 9th ARVN airborne battalions, arrived in the city. The ARVN forces mounted an attack to retake the Citadel and north bank of the river. On 2 February, the 2d Battalion, 12th Cavalry began an air assault to cut the communist supply lines. However they ran into a blocking Communist force. The 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry, which was to join the 2d, also ran into delays. Many of the PAVN forces in the area were ones that the U.S. had thought were around Khe Sanh. Also on 2 February, the 3d Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division and the 101st Airborne held blocking postions to prevent PAVN reinforcements. The 3d Brigade attacked from the west and north and the 101st from the south. The Marines continued to bring forces to Hue. On 4 February, the Marines, with the support of Naval gunfire, began to fight house-to-house to clear the south bank. Finally on 11 February, the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines crossed the river to join the fight for the Citadel. The ARVN Division, reinforced by the VNMC and the Marines, fought house-to-house until on 21 February they met up with the 1st Cavalry Division which had been attacking from the west. On 25 February, ARVN troops found that PAVN troops had deserted the Imperial Palace. At the end of this bloody battle, about half the city was destroyed. Thousands were homeless and as many as 5,700 had been executed by the Communists. This battle helped change the attitude of the population against the Communists. There were 89 PAVN/VC POWs.
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Tet Offensive 1968: Battle of Saigon
Operation
Dates: 1/31/1968 - 3/7/1968
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: area around Saigon

In December 1967, the U.S. had turned the responsibility of the defense of Sai Gon over to the S. Vietnamese. The IIFFV battalions were sent to VC campaigns on the Cambodian border in response to Gen. Giap's attempts to draw U.S. forces away from the major cities. Luckily for the Allies, the border campagin was not on schedule. The General of the IIFFV saw something odd in the patterns of enemy movement and got permission to keep some battalions within the Saigon circle. When Tet broke out, the 35 Communist battalions were up against a much bigger IIFFV force than they anticipated. The Communists had a series of 8 major objectives to bring down the RVN government and trigger a General Uprising. But because of the great secrecy of the plans, they suffered coordination problems. Some areas began the attack a day early and thus alerted the U.S. and ARVN units. On 31 January, a platoon attacked the Saigon Presidential Palace. Not long after this attack , the U.S. Embassy was also attacked. Though the VC Sappers never got inside of the embassy building, media pictures of the scene sent a demoralizing message around the world. However, the Embassy itself was relatively unimportant. Next the S-10 sapper battalion took the National Radio Station and planned to broadcast pre-recorded tapes proclaiming a general uprising. However, the broadcast link was severed on a prearranged signal. The VC took the ARVN depot complex at Go Vap, but the retreating ARVN troops had rendered the guns useless. At Tan Son Nhut, the VC attacked the air base. MACV sent a call for help, and 3d squadron, 5th Cavalry sent Troop C to help. Troop C was badly mauled, but halted the VC attack for awhile. Fighting was also going on at the Long Bing-Bien Hoa complex. Company A from the 9th Infantry Division's 2d Battalion, 47th Infantry was sent to relieve the attack on a large POW compound between the cities. Companies B and C were sent to Long Binh and Bien Hoa, respectively, to relieve the forces there. Meanwhile, Troop A, 3d Squadron, 5th Cavalry fought to relieve the Bien Hoa Air Base, where it linked up with the 101st Airborne Division's 2d Battalion, 506th Infantry. Except for in Cho Lon, most of the fighting inside the Sai Gon Circle was over in days. By 3 February, the N. Vietnamese were on the defensive. Most Communist survivors had traveled to this area. The Communists set up a system to execute the district's leaders and keep out the Allies. Cho Lon experienced a month-long reign of terror. Though U.S. forces entered Cho Lon on 31 January, the area was finally cleared out by 7 March. It was during the clean up of these operations that Gen. Loan was filmed executing a VC prisoner on 31 March. This image produced much outrage and anti-war feelings throughout the world.
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Teton
Operation
Dates: 10/11/1966 - 10/20/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Nam Province

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Texas / Lien Ket 28
Operation
Dates: 3/20/1966 - 3/25/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Ngai Province - 20 km southwest of Quang Ngai City - An Hao outpost

On 19 March the VC attacked An Hoa. Though the USMC helicopters brought reinforcements, it was not thought that the outpost could be held. The next day the 3/7th Marines and 5th ARVN Battalion flew in. The allies forced the VC to withdraw and the 2/4th Marines were flown in place to intercept the retreating enemy regiment. During the following days, the allies destoryed the trapped VC.
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Texas Star
Operation
Dates: 4/1/1970 - 9/5/1970
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Tri and Tuan Thien Provinces - A Shau Valley

Unlike RANDOLPH GLEN, operation TEXAS STAR only used one brigade of the 101st Airborne Division for pacification and development programs throughout the area. The other two brigades swept through the Quang Tri and Thua Thien provinces. By using fire support bases (FSBs), active patrolling and arial reconnaisance, the troops sttempted to halt PAVN infiltration into the area. The division suffered heavy losses, especially in the Ranger reconnaissance teams. On 11 May an entire six-man team from Lima Company, 75th Infantry was lost. The 2d Squadron, 17th Cavalry supplied the aerial reconnaissance and surveillance, but paid a high price in casualties and aircraft. The 2/18th fought the PAVN on 8 July in the largest action of the year, resulting in 139 PAVN killed and four captured. The costliest battle of the year took place at FSB Ripcord, which was under fire from 1 to 23 July. On 18 July, a U.S. helicopter crashed into the ammunition dump after being shot down. It destroyed much of Ripcord's defenses. A few days later, a report claimed there were between 9,000 and 11,000 PAVN troops facing the Allies. Because of the helicopter crash and the size of the enemy, the 300 remaining defenders of Ripcord executed a fighting withdrawal. Throughout the entire operation, U.S. military priorities for 1970 were obvious. The U.S. worked to further Vietnamization of the war, reduce U.S. casualties, meet the timetable of withdrawal of U.S. forces, and only participate in combat operations intended to increase the chances of a negotiation.
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Texas Traveler
Operation
Dates: 11/24/1969 - 11/27/1969
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: War Zone C

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Thayer I
Operation
Dates: 9/12/1966 - 10/24/1966
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Dinh Province - south of Bong Son

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Thayer II
Operation
Dates: 10/24/1966 - 2/12/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Binh Dinh Province

Followed THAYER I and was in turn followed by PERSHING in the coastal plain and Kim Sin and Luoi Ci Valleys
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Thor
Operation
Dates: 7/1/1968 - 7/7/1968
Combat Tactical Zone: I
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Tri Province; North Vietnam

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Thunder Dragon
Operation
Dates: 5/17/1967 - 5/27/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: I

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Thunderbolt
Operation
Dates: 8/6/1965 - 8/7/1965

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Thunderhead
Operation
Dates: 5/29/1972 - 6/19/1972
Combat Tactical Zone: DRV
Tactical Area of Operation: North Vietnam, near Ha Noi

Intelligence learned of a possible escape attempt by POWs near Ha Noi. Many sorties were flown to search for the escapees. Navy SEAL teams and helicopters performed surveillance, and one man was killed. However, the prisoners were never found and the operation was considered a failure. Later when the POWs were released, it was learned that they had planned to escape, but called it off because of increased prison security during the breakdown of U.S. and DRV negotiations.
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Tien Bo
Operation
Dates: 8/24/1968 - 9/9/1968
Combat Tactical Zone: II
Tactical Area of Operation: Quang Duc Province

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Tiger Balm
Operation
Dates: 1/2/1969 - 1/4/1969
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Phuoc Tuy Province

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Tiger Concordia VIII
Operation
Dates: 7/24/1967 - 7/25/1967

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Tiger Concrodia VI
Operation
Dates: 7/17/1967 - 7/17/1967

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Tiger Coronado
Operation
Dates: 8/23/1967 - 8/23/1967
Combat Tactical Zone: III
Tactical Area of Operation: Rung Sat Special Zone

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