Defend and Befriend: The U.S. Marine Corps and Combined Action Platoons in Vietnam

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SOUTH CHINA SEA South Vietnam South China Sea 0 50 100 miles Hue Da Nang SAIGON Qui Nhon Pleiku Khe Sanh QuangTri Chu Lai Nha Trang Da Lat I CORPS II CORPS III CORPS IV CORPS Capital Special Zone Demarcation Line M ekon g D e l t a city provincial capital country capital SOUTH VIETNAM Corps military regions in South Vietnam, 1970. Evolution of the Combined Action Program, 1970. QUANG TRI PHU BAI DA NANG CHU LAI HOI AN CAG HQ CACO HQ CAP ... AS OF 31 DECEMBER ... AS OF 1 JANUARY 3d CAG-PHUBAI Companies Platoons 5 11 Deactivated 12 September Deactivated 13 September 1st CAG - CHU LAI Companies Platoons 4 21 PERSONNEL USMC USN 586 47 PF/RF 721/85 2d CAG - HOI AN CACOs CAPs 5 34 PERSONNEL USMC USN 1,710 119 PF/RF 2,991/41 CACOs CAPs 20 114 CAGs 4 2d CAG - DA NANG Companies Platoons 1 36 4thCAG-QUANGTRI Companies Platoons 3 16 Deactivated 25 July ...