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Operation Swift in Vietnam, 1967

By Joe Gromelski
Published: January 31, 2012
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South Vietnam, September, 1967: Two U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 5th Regiment, 1st Marine Division open fire during Operation Swift. The Marines were searching for the 2nd North Vietnamese Army Division in the Ky Son Valley, south of Da Nang.

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