Operation Hastings
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| Operation Hastings | |||||||
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| Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
 Marines of Company H, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment take to the water as they move to join up with other elements of their battalion. |
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| Combatants | |||||||
 Republic of Vietnam United States of America |
 Democratic Republic of Vietnam |
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| Commanders | |||||||
| General Lew Walt | Gen. Nguyen Van | ||||||
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| United States Marine Corps: 8,500 Army of the Republic of Vietnam: 3,000 |
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| Casualties | |||||||
| 51 killed, 162 wounded (US) | 824 killed, 14 captured | ||||||
Operation Hastings was an American military operation in the Vietnam War.
On July 7, 1966, United States Marine Corps General Lew Walt led a joint U.S. Marine and ARVN force of 8,500 and 3,000 troops in a strike through the Demilitarized Zone. The goal of the operation was to thwart the North Vietnamese 324 B Division's efforts to take control of Quang Tri Province. The mission was a strategic success in terms of driving off the 324 B Division, but the NVA forces successfully withdrew across the DMZ. When the ease with which the NVA was able to move across the DMZ became apparent, the US military leadership ordered a steady build-up of U.S. Marines near the DMZ from 1966 to 1968.
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