Tet 1969 refers to the attacks mounted by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and Viet Cong (VC) in February 1969 in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, one year after the original Tet Offensive. Most attacks centered on military targets near …

In what came to be known as “Tet 1969,” or sometimes “Mini-Tet,” Communist troops launched simultaneous artillery and infantry attacks against more than 100 population centers throughout South Vietnam.

The PAVN launched the Tet 1969 offensive against U.S. military targets near Saigon and Da Nang. The attacks were quickly beaten off. In the attack on Bien Hoa Air Base the PAVN lost 264 killed and 87 captured while ARVN losses were 10 killed and U.S. losses were one killed. Around Da Nang the PAVN/VC lost over 500 killed. [6]: 101

Jun 12, 2006 · Tet 1969 was practically missed by the media. Histories of Vietnam make almost no mention of it. Yet the Tet 1969 attack at Cu Chi, where I was stationed at the time, was a memorable engagement. It began with a rocket and mortar attack.

During TET 1969 in front of Bunker Hill 17, VC sappers tried to penetrate our fence line. General Patton's son, then Lt. Col. George Patton III, commander of the U.S. Army's 11th Armored Cavalry (Black Horse), positioned his tanks in between our big …

It was Feb. 24, 1969, and the second day of the Tet counteroffensive. The Tet lunar new year of 1968—the one history remembers—had seen large-scale coordinated attacks on cities, provincial capitals, and bases all over South Vietnam.

Tet 1969 refers to the attacks mounted by principally North Vietnamese forces in February 1969 in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, one year after the original Tet Offensive. Most attacks centered around military targets near Saigon and Da Nang and were quickly beaten off, although the U.S. suffered heavy casualties.

Battalion HQ at Camp Radcliff until 13 April 1969. Operations in AO Marshall were primarily road and bridge security along QL 19. At Harvard University, 300 anti-war students seize the administration building, throw out eight deans, then lock …

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Tet 1969 was a surprise offensive launched by the NVA and the Viet Cong in February 1969 during the Vietnam War. The North launched its fourth major offensive in two years, targeting the South Vietnamese capital of Saigon and the major port city of Da Nang.