| Operation Virginia Ridge | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 North Vietnam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
|
Col. Paul D. Lafond Col. Wilbur F. Simlik | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 3rd Marine Regiment |
27th Regiment 36th Regiment 33rd Sapper Battalion | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 106 killed |
560 killed 17 captured 141 individual and 34 crew-served weapons recovered[1] | ||||||
Operation Virginia Ridge was a US Marine Corps operation that took place in northwest Quảng Trị Province, South Vietnam, from 2 May to 16 July 1969.
- ^ "Headquarters MACV Monthly Summary July 1969" (PDF). Headquarters United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. 28 October 1969. p. 33. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
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