3000 More Marines for Viet

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3000 More Marines for Viet
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Article about the deployment of US Marines, for the New York Herald Tribune
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3,000 More Marines for Viet
MARINES
From Cable Dispatches.
DA NANG,
Bouth Viet Nam.
A 1.400-man U. 8. Marine
battalion part of a new force
ef two combat battalions and
squadron of Marine P
Phantom Jets ended to Viet
Nam began landing early e-
day one beach ten miles)
north of this coastal city.
In foothills her miles
Vietnamese Racer
company was in frenght
with Viet Cong guerrillas, but
no enemy aetishy was di
rected assist the landing at
a spot designated Red Beach
The arrival of the two bat-
talions, Jet pilots and crews
will bring American strength
in Viet Nam to 31.000 men,
7.300 of them Marines
of the new battalions
will be stationed around the
Da Nang air base 300 hiles
northeast of Saleon.
other will be sent to Hur, the
anelent capital of Viet Nam.
50 miles northwest of Da
Sang and only 50 mile south
of the border with North Viet
Nam
Another 4.000 Marines
anded at Da Nang last Meth
to help guard the ate Base
there from which many a
ca North Viet Nam
AUS Fay soker-
man who yesterday disclosed
the dispatching nf the new
free sale the Marine and
are rected by the
South Vietname freeme
In line with necies of
rengthen our commen
effort in the weeks ahead"
i andreas, the fine nt the
South Vietnamese sreds
forces by 160 000 en te a
otal of $31,000
x
The Marines landed today
in height sunshineering in
en lending craft from fo-
otla at a mile offshore
The first boatloads of Ma-
res deployed upon hitting
the sand, but the remainder
walked casually share
Members of a Manfrog-
More on MARINES P
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3,000 More Marines to Viet
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man team who had landed
earlier to survey the beach
were in shorts sunning them-
selves when the other Marines
began coming ashore.
The second battalion was
expected to be put ashore
within a few days
A U. 8. military source said
that just as the landing stari
ed Vietnamese Ranger com-
pany ran into small Vies
Cong group in the nearby
hiree Rangers were
wounded. The guerilla force
was believed to larger than
platoon size and there was
no fear the U. 8. Marines
would be hit.
Arrival of the new battal-
lona would appear bring
the entire 9th Marine
Expeditionary Brigade part
of the 3d Marine Dartalon, on
Okinawa o es am So
far the brade, commanded
by Brig Gen Frederick
Karch, hat both reapoaible
mainly for security of the Da
Hang ba
between Da Nang and Baleon
has been the scene of heavy
ghting for the last three
months.
On March 10, Beverly
Deepe, the Herald Tribune's
Special Correspondent in Bal-
son, reported that up to 10,000
here American Marines would
being to Beuth Viet Nam,
not only to defend major
military installations, but pos
sibly alan to provide security
for important et
F Americana aboard a
U8 Army H-1B helicopter
were injured yesterday when
the craft crashed on the main
street of Ca Nang only two
blocks from the central market
place. Two Viettatese on the
street were hurt when the
helicopter broke in two,
Vietnamese Marines elalmed
another victory yesterday
agsins Viet Cong querrillas
in tah Dinh province about
200 miles neetbeat of Galgen
They sorted king 50
Communist troope the seo
and round of fleht that
erupted Wednesday night
In the first bettle the Viet
Dame Marines, with U.
But the introduction of air support, they killed
Jerger forces Indiestes this role than 200 guerrillas,
might be expanded. The ares American advisers paid Com
munist casualties, inek ing by 20 Jurder officers with the
wounded, wrrs well over 130. blessing of the government
The Vietnamese Marines lees and the m
Ere killed and 27 wounded Then word filtered
during the two engagements that the muting had col
The Viet Cane fired six to lapsed. There was a hint the
eight mortar shells on the mutineers did not ha
provincial capital of Quietely clean hands. Inform
Nhon. 270 miles northeast of arts said they wer backed
Baizon, last night. Prst re- by Inuential military
ports indicated U 8 Army menta, including the discred
radio communications center tea Col Pham Nebe Thise
was damaged, but apparertly and Brig. Gen. Ta
there were no American cau
alles But three government
troops were reported killed
and 10 wounded
The moriar allack, launched
from a spot about 300 yards
from runway at Qui Non
Airfield, ended quickly and
was not follow up by
troop amant. A major Vet
Cec attack on one of the
cities in central Viet Nam had
been expected for the last two
weeke
Oen Phat and Cel Thao
have been in hiding since
Februaryben they led an
присети обир
Gen. Khana, but the Armed
Porces Council then costed
Gen. Khanh
North VietNam protested
yesterday to International
Control Commission
death sentences
South Viename sugary
tribunal envies Con
saboteur yelerda
In Exion reliable, sources The Viet Cong Wednesds)
said Adm Chang Tan Cang threatened to shoot
returned to power day, S. 14 cal, Our
a Navy commander and three Hert
Sander offers who led of
mutir asiat him bed. A
Thursday was reported
that Adm. Cang, an noclate a
of ousted strongman 14 Oen. ATARE
Nguyen Khanh, was ousted March 30,
d
No date has
the extrullen of
of bombing the
Date
1966, Apr. 10
Subject
Vietnam War, 1961-1975; United States. Marine Corps; Deployment (Strategy)
Location
Saigon, South Vietnam
Coordinates
10.8231; 106.6311
Container
B186
Format
newspaper clippings
Collection Number
MS 363
Collection Title
Beverly Deepe Keever, Journalism Papers
Creator
Keever, Beverly Deepe
Collector
Keever, Beverly Deepe
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Language
English