On 22 May the under-strength mortar platoon of Company C 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry was left on Hereford while the Company's rifle platoons searched the valley below. The mortar platoon was hit by People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) mortars and then overrun by PAVN who killed 15 out of 21 men in the platoon within 35 minutes, withdrawing as the rifle platoons rushed back to Hereford.[2] Also killed at Hereford was Look Magazine correspondent Sam Castan while leading three members of the mortar team to safety, an act of courage for which he was awarded an Army Commendation Medal posthumously by the commander of U.S. forces, General William Westmoreland.[3][4]
Current useedit
The base is abandoned and has returned to jungle.
Referencesedit
^Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 219. ISBN978-1555716257.
^Carland, John (2000). Combat Operations: Stemming the Tide, May 1965 to October 1966. Government Printing Office. p. 226. ISBN9780160501975.
^Christie, Michael (17 September 2012). "Last stand at LZ Hereford". Vietnam Magazine. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
^Laurence, John (2008). The Cat from Hue. Public Affairs. ISBN9780786724680.
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Photos taken by Sam Castan during Operation Crazy Horse
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landing, zone, hereford, army, base, located, northeast, vĩnh, thạnh, district, bình, Định, central, vietnam, american, soldiers, from, coordinates14, 1297, 1297, site, historybuilt1966in, use1966battles, warsvietnam, wargarrison, informationoccupants1st, cava. Landing Zone Hereford was a U S Army base located northeast of Vĩnh Thạnh District Binh Định in central Vietnam Landing Zone HerefordAmerican soldiers fan out from Landing Zone HerefordCoordinates14 07 47 N 108 49 52 E 14 1297 N 108 831 E 14 1297 108 831 Landing Zone Hereford Site historyBuilt1966In use1966Battles warsVietnam WarGarrison informationOccupants1st Cavalry Division Contents 1 History 2 Current use 3 References 4 External linksHistory editHereford was established by the 1st Cavalry Division on 21 May 1966 during Operation Crazy Horse and was located approximately 6m northeast of Vĩnh Thạnh and 26 km northeast of An Khe 1 On 22 May the under strength mortar platoon of Company C 1st Battalion 12th Cavalry was left on Hereford while the Company s rifle platoons searched the valley below The mortar platoon was hit by People s Army of Vietnam PAVN mortars and then overrun by PAVN who killed 15 out of 21 men in the platoon within 35 minutes withdrawing as the rifle platoons rushed back to Hereford 2 Also killed at Hereford was Look Magazine correspondent Sam Castan while leading three members of the mortar team to safety an act of courage for which he was awarded an Army Commendation Medal posthumously by the commander of U S forces General William Westmoreland 3 4 Current use editThe base is abandoned and has returned to jungle References edit Kelley Michael 2002 Where we were in Vietnam Hellgate Press p 219 ISBN 978 1555716257 Carland John 2000 Combat Operations Stemming the Tide May 1965 to October 1966 Government Printing Office p 226 ISBN 9780160501975 Christie Michael 17 September 2012 Last stand at LZ Hereford Vietnam Magazine Retrieved 12 March 2018 Laurence John 2008 The Cat from Hue Public Affairs ISBN 9780786724680 External links editPhotos taken by Sam Castan during Operation Crazy Horse nbsp This article about the Vietnam War is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Landing Zone Hereford amp oldid 1075877992, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
