Qualla: Operation Van Buren https://qualla.com/operation-van-buren en-us © 2026 Bendyline Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:34:16 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Operation Van Buren https://qualla.com/operation-van-buren Operation Van Buren: Introduction https://qualla.com/operation-van-buren/ The mission was, at its core, about rice. The Tuy Hòa Valley in Phú Yên Province was one of the most productive agricultural regions in South Vietnam, and in 1965 People's Army of Vietnam and Viet Cong forces had systematically requisitioned the harvest to feed their own troops. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam was determined this would not happen again in 1966. So in January of that year, the 1st Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division — the Screaming Eagles — flew into the valley to guard a harvest, and found themselves in one of the bloodiest small-unit battles of the year.

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]]> Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/6/m/d/operation-van-buren-wp/w6md-operation-van-buren-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Operation Van Buren: The Valley and Its Rice https://qualla.com/operation-van-buren/ The Tuy Hòa Valley runs along the Đà Rằng River as it reaches the coast, a broad, fertile plain that fed a significant portion of South Vietnam's population. Control of the valley's food supply was not a secondary strategic objective — it was central to both sides' ability to sus...

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]]> Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/6/m/d/operation-van-buren-wp/w6md-operation-van-buren-the-fighting-at-canh-tanh.mp3 0:06 3 full Operation Van Buren: My Canh 2 and the Medal of Honor https://qualla.com/operation-van-buren/ The following day, 7 February, was worse. Company C of the 2/502nd approached the hamlet of My Canh 2, two kilometers south of Canh Tanh 4, and was pinned down by entrenched fire almost immediately. Reinforcements arrived by helicopter: Company B and the Tiger Force of the 1st Ba...

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]]> Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/6/m/d/operation-van-buren-wp/w6md-operation-van-buren-my-canh-2-and-the-medal-of-honor.mp3 0:06 4 full Operation Van Buren: What the Numbers Record https://qualla.com/operation-van-buren/ Operation Van Buren officially concluded on 25 February 1966. The accounting was stark: 346 PAVN soldiers killed and 33 captured, against 55 Americans and 45 South Koreans killed. The South Koreans had suffered their losses separately — on 31 January the PAVN attacked the 2nd Mar...

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]]> Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/6/m/d/operation-van-buren-wp/w6md-operation-van-buren-what-the-numbers-record.mp3 0:06 5 full Operation Van Buren: The Valley After the War https://qualla.com/operation-van-buren/ The Tuy Hòa Valley today is still defined by rice. The Đà Rằng River still waters the plain, and the coastal city of Tuy Hòa has grown into a modest regional center, known for its beaches and the rugged scenery of the mountains that ring the valley's western edge. The hamlets of ...

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