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Operation Starlite: Plus one for Corps August 13, 2013 — On Aug. 18, 1965, more than 5,000 Marines descended in force upon a Viet Cong base near Van Tuong, Vietnam, in the first major offensive action of regimental size conducted solely by U.S. military units during the Vietnam War, called Operation Starlite. The Marines attacked first and they attacked hard, resulting in more than 600 enemy casualties MORE
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Operation Starlite: Plus one for the Corps