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Operation Swift was a military operation in the Vietnam War, launched by units of the U.S. 1st Marine Division to rescue two Marine companies which had been ambushed by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). The operation took place in the Quế Sơn Valley, beginning on 4 September 1967. In the ensuing battles, 127 Marines and an estimated 600 PAVN were killed.

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  • Operation Swift was a military operation in the Vietnam War, launched by units of the U.S. 1st Marine Division to rescue two Marine companies which had been ambushed by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). The operation took place in the Quế Sơn Valley, beginning on 4 September 1967. In the ensuing battles, 127 Marines and an estimated 600 PAVN were killed. (en)
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  • 28 killed
  • 127 killed
  • 9 missing
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  • South Vietnam
  • United States
  • Viet Cong
  • North Vietnam
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  • 1967-09-15 (xsd:date)
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  • US & South Vietnamese victory
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  • U.S estimate: 2,500
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  • A forward air controller attached to 1/5 Marines takes a break (en)
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  • 9 (xsd:integer)
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  • U.S. estimate: ~600 killed (en)
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  • North Vietnam (en)
  • South Vietnam (en)
  • United States (en)
  • Viet Cong (en)
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  • Unknown (en)
  • Lt. Col. Peter Hilgartner (en)
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  • Operation Swift (en)
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  • the Vietnam War (en)
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  • US & South Vietnamese victory (en)
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  • U.S estimate: 2,500 (en)
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  • Operation Swift was a military operation in the Vietnam War, launched by units of the U.S. 1st Marine Division to rescue two Marine companies which had been ambushed by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). The operation took place in the Quế Sơn Valley, beginning on 4 September 1967. In the ensuing battles, 127 Marines and an estimated 600 PAVN were killed. (en)
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  • Operation Swift (en)
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  • Operation Swift (en)
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