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This monograph examines U.S. Marine and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) actions throughout much of the northern half of a region that became known as Leatherneck Square, an area bounded by Con Thien and Gio Linh to the north just below the demilitarized zone (DMZ) and Cam Lo and Dong Ha to the south. The Battle of Con Thien also included activities within the DMZ north and west of Con Thien as far as the Ben Hai River. More than a dozen Marine operations were involved in varying degrees with the Battle of Con Thien. This account deals with the battle s most significant and costly operations: Operation Hickory (18 28 May 1967), Operation Buffalo (2 14 July 1967), Operation Kingfisher (16 July 31 October 1967), and Operation Kentucky (1 November 1967 28 February 1968). This text is appropriate for military historians, scholarly professionals, and military science students as well as veterans. Related products: Other products produced by the United States Marine Corps (USMC) can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/922

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Joseph C. Long enlisted in the Marine Corps in February 1966. Following recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, then infantry training and Field Radio Operator s School at Camp Pendleton, he joined 2d Battalion, 9th Marines, at Phu Bai, Republic of Vietnam, in mid-September of that year. Long was awarded the Purple Heart for a wound received at Dong Ha on 18 May 1967. Spending 13 months with 2d Battalion, 9th Marines, he experienced many of the events described in this monograph. Upon being commissioned in 1974, Long served first as an infantry officer and later as a planner. His final Marine Corps assignment was as project manager for the creation of the National Museum of the Marine Corps. He retired after 37 years of active and Reserve military service. As of this writing, Joe Long is the director of the Veterans Business Outreach Center for the state of New Mexico s Department of Veteran Services.

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