Operation Lam Son 719

Name: Operation Lam Son 719
Start: 1971-01-01
End: 1971-12-31
Location: Savannakhet

1971 • Savannakhet

32. South Vietnam, 1971 - LAM SON 719

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Cambodia Invasion 1971

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ACAV's OF SOUTH VIETNAMESE 1ST ARMORED BRIGADE ON ROUTE 9 IN LAOS, 1971.

Author: Starry, Donn A. Mounted combat in Vietnam. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMYLicense:PD

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QLVNCH chạy khỏi căn cứ Khe Sanh, 20-3-1971

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A U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules of The 29th Tactical Airlift Squadrom, Detachment 1. 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing delivering cargo to Khe Sanh during "Operation Lam Son 719" in February-March 1971.

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CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter from HMH-463 takes off from Lang Vei Combat Base, Operation Lam Son 719

Author: Official U. S. Marine Corps Photo 99-71 by Cpl. John WrightLicense:PD

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U.S. Army photo from Joel D. Meyerson when Fire Support Base Lolo falls to PAVN forces

Author: Joel D. Meyerson - United States Army Photo A183570License:PD

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Khe Sanh reoccuppied, Operation Lam Son 719, 12 February 1971

Author: Official United States Marine Corps Photo No: 1W16-196-2-71 (L) by Sgt. Gregg SloatLicense:PD

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Lam Son 719 operation ending

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Operation Lam Son 719

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RED DEVIL ROAD, an engineering feat that opened enemy areas never before penetrated.

Author: Starry, Donn A Mounted combat in Vietnam. DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMYLicense:PD

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Mortar impacts near two 1st Marine Aircraft Wing AH-1G Cobra helicopters from Marine Light Helicopter Squadron 367, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Operation Lam Son 719

Author: Official U. S. Marine Corps photo 92-71 by Cpl. Sergio OrtizLicense:PD

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PAVN troops, Laos 1971

Author: From Combined Document Exploitation Center, J2, MACV- 1972. US Army, w:United States Army Center of Military History, Vietnam Studies, 1983.License:PD

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U.S. Army Bell AH-1G HueyCobra attack helicopters over Laos.

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U.S. propaganda leaflet dropped on Ho Chi Minh Trail warning PAVN troops that their trucks were doomed. The leaflet asks "How do support the South when the ARVN has already blocked the Ho Chi Minh Trail" referencing the 1971 South Vietnamese Lam Son 719 campaign against NVA infiltration routes in southern Laos.

Author: Joint U.S. Public Affairs OfficeLicense:PD

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Historical Overview

Operation Lam Son 719 or 9th Route – Southern Laos Campaign was a limited-objective offensive campaign conducted in the southeastern portion of the Kingdom of Laos. The campaign was carried out by the armed forces of South Vietnam between 8 February and 25 March 1971, during the Vietnam War. The United States provided logistical, aerial and artillery support for the operation, but its ground forces were prohibited by law from entering Laotian territory. The objective of the campaign was the disruption of a possible future offensive by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), whose logistical system within Laos was known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail.