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Operation Starlite (also known in Vietnam as Battle of Van Tuong) was the first major offensive regimental size action conducted by a purely U.S. military unit during the Vietnam War. The operation was launched based on intelligence provided by Major General Nguyen Chanh Thi, the commander of the South Vietnamese forces in northern I Corps area. Lieutenant General Lewis W.

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  • Operation Starlite (also known in Vietnam as Battle of Van Tuong) was the first major offensive regimental size action conducted by a purely U.S. military unit during the Vietnam War. The operation was launched based on intelligence provided by Major General Nguyen Chanh Thi, the commander of the South Vietnamese forces in northern I Corps area. Lieutenant General Lewis W.
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  • Operation Starlite
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  • 51 killed, 203 wounded
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  • 22pxUnited States
  • 22pxViet Cong
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  • Both sides claim victory
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  • 5,500
  • 1,500
  • 3/3, 2/4, 1/7 and SLF 3/7 Marines Infantry Battalions
  • 1st VC Regiment composed of 60th and 80th Battalions, and 45th Weapons Battalion, 52nd VC Company
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