Operation Fulton Square, the Glossary
Operation Fulton Square was a joint U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) military operation during the Vietnam War to engage People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) units in the lowlands of Quảng Trị Province.[1]
Table of Contents
30 relations: Army of the Republic of Vietnam, Đông Hà Combat Base, Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support, Gio Linh district, Hải Lăng district, Melvin Zais, North Vietnam, Operation Green River, Operation Keystone Cardinal, Patrol Boat, River, People's Army of Vietnam, Quảng Trị, Quảng Trị province, Rocket-propelled grenade, RPG-7, Satchel charge, South Vietnam, Triệu Phong district, United States Army, Vietnam War, Vietnam War body count controversy, XXIV Corps (United States), 101st Airborne Division, 11th Infantry Regiment (United States), 1st Division (South Vietnam), 3rd Marine Division, 501st Infantry Regiment (United States), 5th Infantry Division (United States), 61st Infantry Regiment (United States), 77th Armor Regiment.
- 1970 in Vietnam
- Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1970
- History of Quảng Trị province
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN;; Armée de la république du Viêt Nam) composed the ground forces of the South Vietnamese military from its inception in 1955 to the Fall of Saigon in April 1975.
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Đông Hà Combat Base
Đông Hà Combat Base (also known as Camp Spillman, Camp Red Devil or simply Đông Hà) is a former U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army base northwest of Quảng Trị in central Vietnam.
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Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support
CORDS (Civil Operations and Rural Development Support) was a pacification program of the governments of South Vietnam and the United States during the Vietnam War.
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Gio Linh district
Gio Linh is a rural district of Quảng Trị province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam.
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Hải Lăng district
Hải Lăng is a rural district of Quảng Trị province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam.
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Melvin Zais
Melvin Zais (May 8, 1916 – May 7, 1981) was a United States Army general who served in the Second World War and Vietnam War.
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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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Operation Green River
Operation Green River was a security operation during the Vietnam War conducted by the 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division in Quảng Trị Province from 19 January to 22 July 1970. Operation Fulton Square and operation Green River are 1970 in Vietnam, Battles and operations of the Vietnam War, Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1970 and history of Quảng Trị province.
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Operation Keystone Cardinal
Operation Keystone Cardinal was the withdrawal of the 3rd Marine Division from South Vietnam, taking place from 30 September to 27 November 1969. Operation Fulton Square and Operation Keystone Cardinal are Battles and operations of the Vietnam War and Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1969.
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Patrol Boat, River
Patrol Boat, Riverine, or PBR, is the United States Navy designation for a small rigid-hulled patrol boat used in the Vietnam War from March 1966 until 1975.
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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 Trị
Quảng Trị is a district-level town in Quảng Trị Province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam.
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Quảng Trị province
italic is a coastal province near the southernmost part of the North Central Coast region, the Central of Vietnam, north of the former imperial capital of italic.
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Rocket-propelled grenade
A rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) is a shoulder-fired rocket weapon that launches rockets equipped with an explosive warhead.
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RPG-7
The RPG-7 (Ruchnoy Protivotankovyy Granatomot) is a portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank, rocket launcher.
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Satchel charge
A satchel charge is a demolition device, primarily intended for combat, whose primary components are a charge of dynamite or a more potent explosive such as C-4 plastic explosive, a carrying device functionally similar to a satchel or messenger bag, and a triggering mechanism; the term covers both improvised and formally designed devices.
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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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Triệu Phong district
Triệu Phong is one of 10 districts, towns and cities of Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam.
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United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. Operation Fulton Square and Vietnam War are 1969 in Vietnam and 1970 in Vietnam.
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Vietnam War body count controversy
The Vietnam War body count controversy centers on the counting of enemy dead by the United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam War (1955–1975).
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XXIV Corps (United States)
XXIV Corps (24th Corps) was a U.S. Army Corps-level command during World War II and the Vietnam War.
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101st Airborne Division
The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) ("Screaming Eagles") is an air assault infantry division of the United States Army that specializes in air assault operations.
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11th Infantry Regiment (United States)
The 11th Infantry Regiment is a regiment in the United States Army.
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1st Division (South Vietnam)
The 1st Division of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)—the army of the nation state of South Vietnam that existed from 1955 to 1975—was part of the I Corps that oversaw the northernmost region of South Vietnam, the centre of Vietnam.
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3rd Marine Division
The 3rd Marine Division is a division of the United States Marine Corps based at Camp Courtney, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler in Okinawa, Japan.
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501st Infantry Regiment (United States)
The 501st Infantry Regiment, previously the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment and 501st Airborne Infantry Regiment, is an airborne forces regiment of the United States Army with a long history, having served in World War II and the Vietnam War, both as part of the 101st Airborne Division, as well as the War in Afghanistan.
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5th Infantry Division (United States)
The 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized)—nicknamed the "Red Diamond", or the "Red Devils" —was an infantry division of the United States Army that served in World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War, and with NATO and the U.S. Army III Corps.
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61st Infantry Regiment (United States)
The 61st Infantry Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Army traditionally associated with the 5th Infantry Division.
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77th Armor Regiment
The 77th Armor is an armored (tank) regiment of the United States Army.
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See also
1970 in Vietnam
- 1970 in the Vietnam War
- 1st Vietnam Film Festival
- List of United States servicemembers and civilians missing in action during the Vietnam War (1970–71)
- List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1970)
- Operation Arc Light
- Operation Barrel Roll
- Operation Chenla I
- Operation Chicago Peak
- Operation Clinch Valley
- Operation Commando Hunt
- Operation Elk Canyon
- Operation Frederick Hill
- Operation Fulton Square
- Operation Geneva Park
- Operation Green River
- Operation Iron Mountain
- Operation Ivory Coast
- Operation Jefferson Glenn
- Operation Menu
- Operation Nantucket Beach
- Operation Patio
- Operation Pennsylvania Square
- Operation Popeye
- Operation Ranch Hand
- Operation Randolph Glen
- Operation Sealords
- Operation Shed Light
- Operation Tailwind
- Operation Texas Star
- Operation Toan Thang IV
- Operation Washington Green
- Operation Wolfe Mountain
- SS Columbia Eagle incident
- Typhoon Kate
- Typhoon Patsy
- Vietnam War
- Vietnamization
Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1970
- Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord
- Battle of Kompong Speu
- Cambodian campaign
- DMZ Campaign (1969–1971)
- List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1970)
- Operation Arc Light
- Operation Barrel Roll
- Operation Chenla I
- Operation Chicago Peak
- Operation Clinch Valley
- Operation Commando Hunt
- Operation Elk Canyon
- Operation Frederick Hill
- Operation Freedom Deal
- Operation Fulton Square
- Operation Geneva Park
- Operation Green River
- Operation Igloo White
- Operation Imperial Lake
- Operation Iron Mountain
- Operation Jefferson Glenn
- Operation Nantucket Beach
- Operation Patio
- Operation Pennsylvania Square
- Operation Pickens Forest
- Operation Popeye
- Operation Randolph Glen
- Operation Tailwind
- Operation Texas Star
- Operation Toan Thang IV
- Operation Washington Green
- Operation Wolfe Mountain
History of Quảng Trị province
- Battle of Binh An
- Battle of Cửa Việt
- Battle of Dai Do
- Battle of Lang Vei
- Battle of Quang Tri (1968)
- DMZ Campaign (1969–1971)
- First Battle of Quảng Trị
- Hue–Da Nang Campaign
- Operation Badger Tooth
- Operation Buffalo (1967)
- Operation Camargue
- Operation Concordia Square
- Operation Deckhouse IV
- Operation Fulton Square
- Operation Green River
- Operation Hickory
- Operation Idaho Canyon
- Operation Jeb Stuart
- Operation Jeb Stuart III
- Operation Kentucky
- Operation Kingfisher
- Operation Lancaster
- Operation Lancaster II
- Operation Maine Crag
- Operation Medina
- Operation Montana Mauler
- Operation Napoleon/Saline
- Operation Niagara
- Operation Osceola
- Operation Prairie
- Operation Prairie II
- Operation Prairie III
- Operation Prairie IV
- Operation Purple Martin
- Operation Robin
- Operation Scotland II
- Operation Texas Star
- Operation Thor
- Operation Utah Mesa
- Operation Virginia Ridge
- Operation Wolfe Mountain
- Second Battle of Quảng Trị
- Shelling of Highway 1
- The Hill Fights