Author:
CWO Ed Nicholls USMC/USArmy (Ret.)
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Date Posted: 11:21:31 12/14/01 Fri
>>The Battle of Chu Lai, The First Big Battle of the Vietnam War.-17Aug 1965, the very initiation of USMC Opn Starlite in
the Van Tuong/An Cuong area of Quang Ngai Province. RLT-7 hit the Beach head 0630,18th(I&K Companys) L Co came in by Amtracs on North end, 2/4 landed by choppers and BLT-3/7 remained off shore "in Reserve". Opn concluded 2400, 24Aug 65. Enemy KIAs estimated btwn 600(bc)-2000. Fifty three US KIAs,
230+ WIAs.
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