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2/47 Unit Activity in Vietnam

Above: 2/47th Infantry H.Q.Bearcat (photo sent by Henry Jezek)

Operations:
   Akron
   Coronado
   Counter Tet '68 - Cholon/Siagon
   Enterprise (3rd Bde.)
   Junction City
   Tet '68
   Cambodia (1970)

Task Force Forsyth

Places:
 Bearcat
 Ben Luc Bridge
 Bien Hoa
 Binh Son Rubber Plantations
 Binh Phouc
 Cai Lay
 Can Tho
 Cholon
  Dong Tam ....   translation    "United Hearts and Minds"
  Ho-Bo Woods
  Iron Triangle
  Long Khan Province, near Long Thanh (Bearcat)
 Mekong River
 My Tho
 Parrots Beak
 Phu Tho Race Track (Cholon - Siagon)
 Plain of Reeds
 Rach Kien
 Saigon
 Tan An
 Tay Ninh
 Thunder Road (Tan An to Binh Phouc)
 Tiger's Lair
 Vinh Long
 Widow's Village (TET '68)
  Xuan Loc

FIRE SUPPORT BASES:
 FSB Moore
 FSB Cudgel
 FSB Dirk
 FSB Danger
 FSB Jaeger
 FSB Schroeder

DIVISION BASE CAMPS
 Bearcat   67-68
 Dong Tam   68-69

3RD BRIGADE 69-70
 2/47th Infantry - Cambodia 1970 , 
last 9th ID unit to go home from Bien Hoa

ADDITIONAL DATA SENT BY JOHN AX

Operations: Akron I, II, III
            Santa Fe


Places: An Loc--Special Forces camp we defended
        Bau Bang --all night battle, where we picked up 231 dead VC
                   inside the wire
        Binh Long--Our AO of OP Junction City
        Loch Ninh--Outpost we defended and worked out of
        Nui Ba Den--radio-relay position we defended 
        Prek Klok--Special Forces camp we defended during all out 
                   assaults for several days


Rich Sperry digging up a mine on Thunder Road, Lee Tyre looking on (with flashlight?)

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