199th Light Infantry Brigade In Vietnam 1967

Infantry units to serve during the vietnam war.

199th light infantry brigade in vietnam 1967.

The 199th light infantry brigade was formed at fort benning georgia in 1966 and arrived in south vietnam that december. It trained at fort benning georgia and camp shelby mississippi from september to november 1966 in preparation for deployment to vietnam from fort benning georgia. In january 1967 the 199th took part in operation fairfax with elements of the 5th army of the republic of vietnam arvn ranger group in gia dinh province the region around saigon with the objective of enhancing security and clearing viet cong vc resistance and strongholds in the area. 7th infantry 199th light infantry brigade in vietnam 1 50 in theater photos taken by tom reilly former infantryman during his time as a war correspondent attached to the 7th infantry give a great firsthand view of what life was like for an infantry soldier and the people of s.

Soldiers from the 199th infantry brigade carry a wounded member of their company from the field during a fire fight in lhu duc district during october 1967 the unit was formed for the second time. The 199th lib was not at any time in its history associated with any of the other brigades that fought valiantly with the americal division in i corps. 199th light infantry brigade length of service 0 years his tour began on oct 11 1967 casualty was on feb 17 1968 in gia dinh south vietnam hostile ground casualty gun small arms fire body was recovered vvm panel 39e line 69. In december 1967 the brigade undertook operation uniontown a sweep into war zone d iron triangle near bien hoa.

Activities of the brigade following tet in 1968 and the brigade s involvement in the cambodian withdrawal in 1970s. Also includes scenes shot at the brigade s base camp. This video documents activities of the 199th light infantry brigade in vietnam from 1967 through 1970. The 199th infantry brigade separate light redcatchers is often one of the most overlooked and underrated u s.

Includes scenes from a search and destroy mission in march 1967.