Interesting how the Navy does not seem to want any mention of Seabees. Maybe that's why the only people who recognize the existance of us, are Marines!
My wife of 54 years and I live in Florida. We spend our time with Shirley sewing or going to the fabric store add in doctor visits. Plus she goes to her sewing group.
I stay away from people. I awake 3-4 AM. I walk then bicycle. Then stay inside. Thrursday is Publix grocery day. If I have a VA, Moffitt Cancer Center, or Vet Center appt. then get out.
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For those not military the Vietnam Service Medal is shown serveral times because each bronze star means one of the operational items, The silver star means 5 bronze stars. So on the Timeline it automatically added additional same medal.
Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase V Campaign (68)
From Month/Year
July / 1968
To Month/Year
November / 1968
Description This campaign was from 1 July to 1 November 1968. During this period a country-wide effort was begun to restore government control of territory lost to the enemy since the Tet offensive. The enemy attempted another such offensive on 17-18 August but his efforts were comparatively feeble and were quickly overwhelmed by Allied forces.
In the fall of 1968 the South Vietnamese government, with major U.S. support, launched an accelerated pacification campaign. All friendly forces were coordinated and brought to bear on the enemy in every tactical area of operation. In these intensified operations, friendly units first secured a target area, then Vietnamese government units, regional forces/popular forces, police and civil authorities screened the inhabitants, seeking members of the Viet Cong infrastructure. This technique was so successful against the political apparatus that it became the basis for subsequent friendly operations. Government influence expanded into areas of the countryside previously dominated by the Viet Cong to such an extent that two years later at least some measure of government control was evident in all but a few remote regions.
