Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase V Campaign (1968)
From Month/Year
July / 1968
To Month/Year
November / 1968
Description This campaign was from 1 July to 1 November 1968. During this period a country-wide effort was begun to restore government control of territory lost to the enemy since the Tet offensive. The enemy attempted another such offensive on 17-18 August but his efforts were comparatively feeble and were quickly overwhelmed by Allied forces.
In the fall of 1968 the South Vietnamese government, with major U.S. support, launched an accelerated pacification campaign. All friendly forces were coordinated and brought to bear on the enemy in every tactical area of operation. In these intensified operations, friendly units first secured a target area, then Vietnamese government units, regional forces/popular forces, police and civil authorities screened the inhabitants, seeking members of the Viet Cong infrastructure. This technique was so successful against the political apparatus that it became the basis for subsequent friendly operations. Government influence expanded into areas of the countryside previously dominated by the Viet Cong to such an extent that two years later at least some measure of government control was evident in all but a few remote regions.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
July / 1968
To Month/Year
November / 1968
Last Updated: Nov 19, 2021
Personal Memories
People You Remember
Richard Szypczak, Hafer, Williams, Lynch, Lucien Kinney, Frank Magistro, Carl Gann, Jim Yeldig, Bernie McGuire, Larry Lovelace, many others
Memories
While at SERTS, I received orders on 01Jul68 that assigned me to duty with ASD in the 101st Admin Company. I wound up as a clerk working in the Publications department. Every 3 or 4 days all EM grade E-4 and below had to pull guard duty on the perimeter. Our area of responsibility was along a portion of the South perimeter from the Gate and then east to the corner and north about halfway up.
On an everning in August the Air Base to our southwest was under a rocket attack and we were standing outside.