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operation APACHE SNOW information
for 3 BDE 101 ABN
9 MARINES
3 ARVN REG
From date 690510 to 690607
3 BDE 101 ABN was a US Army unit
9 MARINES was a US Marine Corps unit
3 ARVN REG was a Undefined unit
Operation APACHE SNOW
South Vietnam
Location, A Shau Valley
The 9th Marines, the 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Div and the 3rd ARVN Regiment conducted this operation in the northern part of the A Shau Valley in western Thua Thien Province and claimed 977 known enemy casualties. This was a follow on to MASSACHUSETTS STRIKER
The source for this information was OOB, Rise & Fall P:284+
George T. Curtis (RIP. 9/17/2005)
Posted : 2003-12-01 20:29
Apache Snow
The dates appear correct, 690510-, i flew numerous gun-run missions with VMO-6 and Medivacs with HMM-262 during 19 days.. i remember sleeping on the CH-46 with C-rats & Ammo, ready for night-time emergency extracs. Over ASHAU Valley, there were so many choppers i couldn't keep count... as we swooped onto the hilltop, i saw hand-to-hand combat 50' from the LZ.. too close to open fire! As we lifted off, one of the wounded Army soldiers (101st i think) asked for a cigerette.. i lit one for him, and passed the pack around. i remember his smile, as he handed me an AK-47 still in the wrapper, ... i told him i'd give it to the Pilot, who was getting us both out of there.. Semper Fi
Posted : 2004-04-08 20:00
