OPERATION JUNCTION CITY

'Operation Junction City' was a 72-day military operation conducted by U.S. and Republic of Vietnam (RVN or South Vietnam) forces begun on 22 February 1967 during the Vietnam Conflict. It was the largest U.S. airborne operation since Operation Market Garden during the Second World War, the only major airborne operation in the Vietnam War, and was one of the largest U.S. operations of the Southeast Asian conflict.
''Junction City'' was a massive search and destroy operation, conducted in hopes of clearing People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam (NLF or derogatively, ''Viet Cong'') units from the area of War Zone C, northeast of the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon. Another goal of the operation was the possible capture or destruction of the PAVN/NLF Central Office for South Vietnam (COSVN). This headquarters controlled all enemy activities south of the triborder region of Laos, Cambodia, and South Vietnam. The operation was considered largely successful by the U.S. command, although PAVN/NLF units returned to the area once allied forces were withdrawn. COSVN itself withdrew to the safety of Cambodian territory, where it remained for the rest of the U.S. commitment to the Southeast Asian conflict.

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References

★ Summers, Harry G. Historical Atlas of the Vietnam War. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company.

★ Destroying the Haven

★ Psy-War Success

★ The Lure of the Lonely Patrol: Forcing the Enemy to Fight

External links

★ Battlefield:Timeline, PBS

★ VIETNAM STUDIES CEDAR FALLS- JUNCTION CITY: A TURNING POINT by Lieutenant General Bernard William Rogers

★ After Action Report (Logistical)

★ 1/4 Cavalvry After Action Report - JUNCTION CITY II - 26 Apr 67