1/18/2024 0 Comments Us navy base taiwan vietnam war![]() ![]() Aircraft carriers on "Yankee Station" (off North Vietnam) and "Dixie Station" (off South Vietnam) provided air support for the sailors and soldiers fighting south of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in the Republic of (South) Vietnam. The big guns of ships on the offshore "firing line" provided essential naval gunfire support to allied forces engaged in combat operations ashore. In the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand, ocean going "blue water" Navy ships provided artillery, aviation, logistic, medical, and other support to aid in America’s defense of a non-communist Southeast Asia. Navy combat artists recorded many of these activities, typically sharing the same dangers as the sailors and Marines they accompanied. Navy participated in a wide variety of roles and missions during the Vietnam War.
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