Pbaczuk Posted May 20, 2020 Share #1 Posted May 20, 2020 I found this 1:50,000 map that looks like it was “there.” It shows Laos and Quang Tri . The area of operations is under old lamination. It shows an incursion into Laos. The terrain is very steep and mountainous according to the contour lines. The map is of A Luoi but include Laos and the a Quang Tri province in the vicinity of the A Shau valley. There is a infantry company position on the far west edge of the map just beyond the lamination. There are patrol routes and one enters into Laos in a pattern consistent with 2nd Bn 9th Marines during Dewey Canyon. Does anyone recognize the actions featured here? A Luoi is a town along the Ho Chi Mihn trail that has an airfield built by the French. A Luoi was also a Special Forces camp that was over run but is appears to not be relevant in this action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pbaczuk Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share #2 Posted May 20, 2020 Positions and routes. Note Laos . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pbaczuk Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted May 20, 2020 A Luoi, along the Ho Chi Mihn trail but not too relevant for this event. Note the airstrip. Geo-spatial capability was not the best in this era (1965) when this map was made and it does show A Luoi as the developed town that it actually was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pbaczuk Posted May 20, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted May 20, 2020 This route into Laos is similar to 2/9’s during Dewey Canyon. Here is a comparison with a graphic borrowed from Wikipedia covering the Operation Dewey Canyon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Patrol Posted May 22, 2020 Share #5 Posted May 22, 2020 Great map! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted May 23, 2020 Share #6 Posted May 23, 2020 Nice find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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