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Operation Baker, the Glossary

Operation Baker was a security operation during the Vietnam War conducted by the U.S. 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division from 22 April to 31 July 1967 in the Đức Phổ District of Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam.^[1]

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History of Quảng Ngãi province

Đức Phổ

Đức Phổ is a district-level town (thị xã) of Quảng Ngãi province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam.

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Đức Phổ Base Camp

Đức Phổ Base Camp (also known as Đức Phổ Airfield, LZ Bronco, LZ Montezuma and Núi Đàng) is a former U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army base in the Đức Phổ District, Quảng Ngãi Province Vietnam.

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Ba Tơ district

Ba Tơ is a rural district (huyện) of Quảng Ngãi province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam.

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Batangan Peninsula

The Ba Làng An Peninsula (lit) is a peninsula in Quảng Ngãi Province, Vietnam, northeast of Quảng Ngãi and south of Chu Lai.

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Bình Định province

Bình Định is a northern coastal province in the South Central Coast region, the Central of Vietnam.

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Chieu Hoi

The Chiêu Hồi program ((also spelled "chu hoi" or "chu-hoi" in English) loosely translated as "Open Arms") was an initiative by the United States and South Vietnam to encourage defection by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC) and their supporters to the side of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

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Chu Lai Air Base

Chu Lai Air Base was a military airport in Chu Lai, Vietnam, operated by the United States Marine Corps between 1965 and 1970.

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Chu Lai Base Area

Chu Lai Base Area (also known as Chu Lai Combat Base or simply Chu Lai or Kỳ Hà) is a former U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base in Chu Lai in central Vietnam.

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Da Nang

Da Nang or DanangSee also Danang Dragons (Đà Nẵng,, Hán Nôm: 陀㶞) is the fourth-largest city in Vietnam by municipal population.

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General (United States)

In the United States military, a general is the most senior general-grade officer; it is the highest achievable commissioned officer rank (or echelon) that may be attained in the United States Armed Forces, with exception of the Navy and Coast Guard, which have the equivalent rank of admiral instead.

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Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC; Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), commonly referred to by its former name Saigon (Sài Gòn), is the most populous city in Vietnam, with a population of around 10 million in 2023.

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I Corps (South Vietnam)

I Corps was a corps of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), the army of the nation state of South Vietnam that existed from 1955 to 1975.

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I Field Force, Vietnam

I Field Force, Vietnam was a corps-level command of the United States Army during the Vietnam War.

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III Marine Expeditionary Force

III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) is a formation of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force of the United States Marine Corps.

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James Shanahan

Brigadier General James G. Shanahan (1920 Pompey, New York – 8 January 1997 Alexandria, Virginia) served in the United States Army from 1942 through 1973.

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Kenneth E. Stumpf

Kenneth Edward Stumpf (September 28, 1944 – April 23, 2022) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Vietnam War.

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Landing Zone Liz

Landing Zone (LZ) Liz was a forward support base for the US Marines and later for the US Army during the Vietnam War.

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Lieutenant colonel (United States)

In the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, lieutenant colonel is a field-grade officer rank, just above the rank of major and just below the rank of colonel.

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M115 howitzer

The M115 203 mm howitzer, also known as the M115 8-inch Howitzer, and originally the M1 8-inch Howitzer was a towed heavy howitzer developed by the United States Army and used during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.

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Major (United States)

In the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force, major is a field officer above the rank of captain and below the rank of lieutenant colonel.

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Major general (United States)

In the United States Armed Forces, a major general is a two-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force.

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Mộ Đức district

Mộ Đức is a district (huyện) of Quảng Ngãi province in the South Central Coast region of Vietnam.

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Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians, and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor.

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Military Assistance Command, Vietnam

The U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) was a joint-service command of the United States Department of Defense, composed of forces from the United States Army, United States Navy, and United States Air Force, as well as their respective special operations forces.

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Nha Trang

Nha Trang is a coastal city and capital of Khánh Hòa Province, on the South Central Coast of Vietnam.

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North Vietnam

North Vietnam, officially the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV; Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa; chữ Nôm: 越南民主共和), was a socialist state in Southeast Asia that existed from 1945 to 1976, with formal sovereignty being fully recognized in 1954.

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Operations Malheur I and Malheur II

Operation Malheur I and Operation Malheur II were a series of search and destroy operations conducted by the 1st Brigade 101st Airborne Division operating as part of Task Force Oregon in Quảng Ngãi Province. Operation Baker and operations Malheur I and Malheur II are 1967 in Vietnam, Battles and operations of the Vietnam War, Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1967 and History of Quảng Ngãi province.

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Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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People's Army of Vietnam

The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), officially the Vietnam People's Army (VPA; of Vietnam), also recognized as the Vietnamese Army (lit) or the People's Army (Quân đội Nhân dân), is the national military force of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the armed wing of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

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Quảng Ngãi province

Quảng Ngãi is a northern coastal province in the South Central Coast region, the Central of Vietnam.

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Sa Huỳnh Base

Sa Huỳnh Base (also known as Sa Huỳnh Naval Support Activity or simply Sa Huỳnh) is a former U.S. Navy, U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base in southern Quảng Ngãi Province in south-central Vietnam.

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South Vietnam

South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam (RVN; Việt Nam Cộng hòa; VNCH, République du Viêt Nam), was a country in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975, the period when the southern portion of Vietnam was a member of the Western Bloc during part of the Cold War after the 1954 division of Vietnam.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Baker

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History of Quảng Ngãi province

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