The objective of the campaign was the disruption of a … Operation Lam Son 719 was clumsily executed, consequently, the aim, namely to stop enemy activities along the Ho Chi Minh Trail was not achieved. LAM SON 719 ends on March 24. 1 However, the result was a failure. 101st Pathfinders Danny "Bear" Rozier on left and Mike "Zeke" Johnson on right evacuate a casualty during Operation Lam Son 719 . 10th Combat Aviation Bn, 12th Aviation Group and later 17th Avn Group Pathfinder Detachment Dong Ba Thin, Than Thiet. Operation Lam Son 719 (Vietnamese: Chiến dịch Lam Sơn 719 or Chiến dịch đường 9 – Nam Lào) was a limited-objective offensive campaign conducted in southeastern portion of the Kingdom of Laos by the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) between 8 February and 25 March 1971, during the Vietnam War. [page] 34. d. 4. Map of Lam Son 719. Vietnam Pathfinder Units . OPERATION LAM SON 719 by Connaugh Operation Lam Son 719 or 9th Route - Southern Laos Campaign was a limited-objective offensive campaign conducted in the southeastern portion of the Kingdom of Laos from February to March 1971. C/4/77 ARA, 101st ABN /12 AH-1G supported the operation as its primary mission and was augmented by assets from the other ARA batteries as the situation required. As a test of Vietnamization, this operation was to demonstrate also the progress achieved in combat effectiveness by the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces. In March 1971 South Vietnamese forces, supported by U.S. air power, launched Operation Lam Son 719, the long-awaited offensive to cut the Ho Chi Minh trail in southeastern Laos. Enlarged for greater detail. Return to top of: Maps page. This failure led to the Easter Offensive in 1972 and the full scale invasion in 1975. Return to top of: Home Page.Home Page. 1st Aviation Brigade. No shortage of reasons exists. A much larger North Vietnamese force stalls and then reverses the assault, and the South Vietnamese suffer high casualties. During Operation Lam Son 719, it was necessary to cannibalize virtually all retrograde equipment in order to replace depleted PLL/ASL and to keep equipment operational until requisitions were filled. Operation LAM SON 719 was conducted by I Corps with substantial U.S. support in firepower and helilift but without the participation of U.S. advisers with those ARVN units fighting in Laos. The operation is an important test of the progress of Vietnamization. Attached units should move with their full TO&E and PLL. DEWEY CANYON II / LAM SON 719 29 JAN 1971-6 APR 1971 DEWEY CANYON II was the first phase of LAM SON 719, a large offensive operation against NVA communications lines in Laos.DEWEY CANYON I was the USMC operation into the Khe Sanh area in 1969. The operation was an outstanding mess-up in a war marked by spectacular mess-ups. Keeping Secrets. For the failure of Lam Son 719 critics must look elsewhere. In terms of losses, consider that the USAF lost seven aircraft for 9114 sorties, a rate of 8 per 10,000, and no one has alleged that Lam Son 719 was a disaster for tacair. Secrecy is a necessity for any operation.

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