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There were numerous US Marine Corps Combat Operations that were executed during the Vietnam War; we have made an attempt to compile a list of the major operations and also to identify names and dates of the 9th Marines Combat Operations while serving in the Republic of Vietnam.  I’m sure there have been some Operations that were left out but this section will be updated and corrected as needed.

Operation Apache Snow    10 May - 7 Jun 69   9th Marines

Operation Big Horn (2nd operation)   4 April 67 – 21 April 67   9th Marines

Operation Big Lodge   15 Jan 66 – 17 Jan 66   9th Marines

Operation Buffalo    2 July 67 – 14 July 67    9th Marines

Operation Cameron Falls   29 May 69 – 23 June 69   9th Marines

Operation Chinook II   19 Feb 67 – 4 April 67   9th Marines

Operation Cimarron   1 June 67 – 2 July 67   9th Marines

Operation Con Thien, Siege of   31 Oct 67 – 31 Oct 67   9th Marines

Operation County Fair (1-34)   7 Dec 66 – 21 April 67    9th Marines

Operation Dawson River   28 Nov 68 – 26 Jan 69    9th Marines

Operation Dawson River Afton   24 Oct 68 – 25 Dec 68   9th Marines

Operation Deckhouse V / Song Than   1 Jan 67 – 16 Jan 67   9th Marines

Operation Dewey Canyon I   22 Jan 69 - 18 Mar 69   9th Marines

Operation Double Eagle   28 Jan 66 - 28 Feb 66   9th Marines

Operation Double Eagle II   19 Feb 66 - 1 March 66   9th Marines

Operation Eagle Pull  11 April 75 – 13 April 75   9th Marines

Operation Frequent Wind    29 April 75 – 2 May 75   9th Marines 

Operation Georgia   21 April 66 – 10 May 66   9th Marines

Operation Georgia Tar   16 July 69 – 25 Sept 69   9th Marines
 
Operation Harvest Moon   8 Dec 65 - 20 Dec 65   9th Marines

Operation Hastings/Deckhouse II   7 Jul 66 - 3 Aug 66   9th Marines

Operation Herkimer Mountain   8 May 69 – 16 July 69   9th Marines

Operation Hickory / Beau Charger / Lam Son 54   16 May 67 - 28 May 67   9th Marines

Operation Hickory II   14 July 67 – 16 July 67   9th Marines

Operation Houston   26 Feb 68 - 12 Sep 68   9th Marines

Operation Independence   1 Feb 67 – 9 Feb 67   9th Marines

Operation Kentucky   1 Nov 67 - 28 Feb 69   9th Marines

Operation Kern   1 Oct 66 – 25 Oct 66   9th Marines

Operation Khe Sanh, Siege of   21 Jan 68 – 8 April 68   9th Marines

Operation Kingfisher   16 Jul 67 - 31 Oct 67   9th Marines
 
Operation Kings   19 Mar 66 - 28 Mar 66   9th Marines

Operation Lancaster I   1 Nov 67 – 20 Jan 68   9th Marines

Operation Lancaster II   21 Jan 68 - 23 Nov 68   9th Marines
 
Operation Liberty   7 Jun 66 - 30 Jun 66   9th Marines

Operation Macon   4 Jul 66 - 27 Oct 66   9th Marines

Operation Mississippi   29 Nov 66 – 7 Dec 66   9th Marines

Operation Montana Mauler   23 Mar 69 - 3 Apr 69   9th Marines

Operation Napoleon / Saline   28 Feb 68 – 9 Dec 68   9th Marines

Operation Napoleon / Saline II   1 Nov 68 – 28 Feb 69   9th Marines

Operation Neosho   1 Nov 67 – 20 Jan 68   9th Marines

Operation Neosho II   20 Jan 68 – 24 Jan 68   9th Marine

Operation Pegasus / Lam Son 207   1 April 68 – 15 April 68   9th Marines

Operation Prairie    3 Aug 66 - 31 Jan 67   9th Marines

Operation Prairie II   1 Feb 67 - 18 Mar 67   9th Marines

Operation Prairie III   18 march 67 – 19 April 67   9th Marines

Operation Prairie IV   20 Apr 67 - 31 May 67   9th Marines

Operation Scotland   1 Nov 67- 31 Mar 68   9th Marines

Operation Scotland II   15 Apr 68 - 28 Feb 69   9th Marines

Operation Shawnee   21 April 67 – 21 may 67   9th Marines

Operation Sterling   11 Dec 66 – 16 Dec 66   9th Marines

Operation Sutter   30 Nov 66 – 6 Dec 66   9th Marines

Operation Suwannee   13 Aug 66 – 21 Aug 66   9th Marines

Operation Utah Mesa   12 Jun 69 - 9 Jul 69   9th Marines

Operation Virginia Ridge   30 April 69 – 16 July 69   9th Marines

Operation War Bonnet   3 Jan 66 – 4 Jan 66   9th Marines
 
 
 
 
9th Marines
RVN Operations
Apache Snow
Big Horn
Big Lodge
Buffalo
Cameron Falls   
Chinook II   
Cimarron
Con Thien
County Fair
Dawson River
Dawson River
   Afton
Deckhouse V
Dewey Canyon I
Double Eagle   
Double Eagle II
Eagle Pull
Frequent Wind
Georgia   
Georgia Tar
Harvest Moon   
Hastings/
   Deckhouse II
Herkimer
   Mountain
Hickory/
   Beau Charger
Hickory II  
Houston
Independence
Kentucky
Kern
Khe Sanh
Kingfisher
Kings
Lancaster I
Lancaster II
Liberty
Macon
Mississippi
Montana Mauler
Napoleon/Saline
Napoleon/
   Saline II
Neosho
Neosho II
Pegasus
Prairie
Prairie II
Prairie III
Prairie IV
Prairie V
Scotland
Scotland II
Shawnee
Sterling
Sutter
Suwannee
Utah Mesa
Virginia Ridge
War Bonnet 

TAOR-Tactical Area of Responsibility

I Corps, Da Nang, Red Beach, China Beach, Hill 55, Hill 327, Hill 282, An Hoa, Leatherneck Square, Dong Ha, Camp Carroll, Con Thien, Gio Linh, Cua Viet River, Quang Tri, Khe Sanh, Rockpile, Vandergrift, Ashau Valley, Dai Loc