Operation Deckhouse Five was conducted by the United States Marine Corps and South Vietnamese Marine Corps forces along the Mekong River Delta, as part of the Vietnam War. The operation was notable in that it was a sizable, combined U.S. Marine and Vietnamese Marine amphibious operation and it was the last Special Landing Force (SLF) amphibious landing to take place beyond the boundaries of I Corps. The operation occurred January 6–15, 1967. January 8, 1967
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| - Operation Deckhouse Five was conducted by the United States Marine Corps and South Vietnamese Marine Corps forces along the Mekong River Delta, as part of the Vietnam War. The operation was notable in that it was a sizable, combined U.S. Marine and Vietnamese Marine amphibious operation and it was the last Special Landing Force (SLF) amphibious landing to take place beyond the boundaries of I Corps. The operation occurred January 6–15, 1967. January 8, 1967
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Strength
| - Australia: 6820
- New Zealand: 530
- Philippines: 2020
- South Korea: 47,830
- South Vietnam ARVN: 798,800
- Thailand: 2220
- United States: 485,600
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| - Air drop of supplies in Operation Junction City
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| - South Vietnam: killed
- North Vietnam: 140,000 casualties
- US: 11,153 killed
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| - United States
- Republic of China
- Anti-Communist forces:
- Communist forces:
- Khmer Rouge
- Kingdom of Cambodia
- Kingdom of Laos
- Pathet Lao
- Viet Cong
- North Vietnam
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| - Operation Deckhouse Five was conducted by the United States Marine Corps and South Vietnamese Marine Corps forces along the Mekong River Delta, as part of the Vietnam War. The operation was notable in that it was a sizable, combined U.S. Marine and Vietnamese Marine amphibious operation and it was the last Special Landing Force (SLF) amphibious landing to take place beyond the boundaries of I Corps. The operation occurred January 6–15, 1967. January 8, 1967 Operation Cedar Falls was a military operation conducted primarily by US forces. The aim of this massive search and destroy operation was to eradicate the so-called "Iron Triangle", an area located in close proximity to Saigon which had become a major stronghold of the communist National Liberation Front (NLF) or Viet Cong. The operation began on January 8, 1967 and ended on January 28, 1967.
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