7 April 2024 M14 Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

Operation Prairie - Hill 484 in Vietnam, October 1966.



Operation Prairie was a U.S. military operation in Qu?ng Tr? Province, South Vietnam that sought to eliminate People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces south of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). Over the course of late 1965 and early 1966 the Viet Cong (VC) and the PAVN intensified their military threat along the DMZ. The tactical goal of these incursions was to draw United States military forces away from cities and towns.

Casualties and losses
3rd Marine Division
226 killed
At least 5 helicopters were shot down

NVA 324B Division
US body count: 1,329 killed
1,713 estimated killed
27 captured
248 weapons recovered