Episode 6.16 (Vietnam 1955 - 1965)
Korean War Podcast
English - December 18, 2021 15:00 - 20 minutes - 24.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 76 ratingsHistory korean koreanwar history military militaryhistory usa usarmy war Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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At first American troops in South Vietnam simply protect American bases but General Westmoreland get permission to change their role to include search and destroy operations to go out an fin the enemy and kill them. One of the first is Operation Starlite carried out by American Marines in the north of South Vietnam.