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{{short description|Commune in Tây Ninh Province, Vietnam}} |
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Ben Cui is the name of a rubber plantation that is part of the Michelin Rubber Plantation near the Dau Tieng district of the Republic of Vietnam. Ben Cui was the scene of a major engagement between the North Vietmanese Army (NVA), Viet Cong and the 1st Batallion, 5th Infantry Regament (Mechanized), 25th Infantry Division. On August 21, 1968, Company C of the 1/5/25th, with fewer than 150 men, fought two divisions of NVA and Viet Cong soldiers, in the bloodiest day of the war for the Bobcats of the 5th Regiment. When the engagement ended, 17 U.S. troops were dead, 23 U.S. troops sustained serious injuries and at least 180 enemy soldiers were dead. |
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'''Bến Củi''' is a commune of [[Dương Minh Châu District]], [[Tây Ninh Province]], Vietnam. The area of the commune is 34,26 km<sup>2</sup>, and the population in 1999 was 4,802 people. |
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The Congressional Medal of Honor was posthumously awarded to Staff Sergant Marvin "Rex" Young, of Company "C", in recognition of the repeated efforts he made to save the lives of his comrads. |
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[[File:M113 Ben Cui Rubber Plantation Vietnam.jpg|thumb|right|An American M113 armoured personnel carrier in action at Bến Củi rubber plantation.]] |
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Bến Củi was the site of a rubber plantation (Nông trường cao su Bến Củi) that was part of the [[Michelin Rubber Plantation]] near [[Dầu Tiếng District|Dầu Tiếng]], [[Republic of Vietnam]]. During the [[Vietnam War]], Ben Cui and other sections of the Michelin rubber plantation were the scene of intense fighting between United States forces and the [[Vietnam People's Army|North Vietnamese Army]] (NVA) and [[Viet Cong]] forces. |
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Staff Sergeant [[Marvin Young|Marvin "Rex" Young]], Company C, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), [[5th Infantry Regiment (United States)|5th Infantry Regiment]], [[25th Infantry Division (United States)|25th Infantry Division]] posthumously received the [[Medal of Honor]], in recognition of the repeated efforts he made to save the lives of his comrades near Ben Cui on August 21, 1968. The 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment earned the [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]] for the actions from August 18 to September 20, 1968.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.army.mil/USAPA/epubs/pdf/go6982.pdf# |title=text of the Presidential Unit Citation |access-date=2009-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090811155210/http://www.army.mil/usapa/epubs/pdf/go6982.pdf# |archive-date=2009-08-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The fighting in the Bến Củi rubber plantation is sometimes referred to as the [[Phase III Offensive|Third Offensive]], in reference to the third wave of massed North Vietnamese troops after the [[Tet Offensive]]. The Tet and subsequent offensives marked a major shift from the small hit-and-run sniper and ambush that dominated during the Vietnam War to a more massive display of force and higher numbers of casualties. |
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| ⚫ | Some of the veterans of the combat in the |
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| ⚫ | Some of the veterans of the combat in the Bến Củi and other segments of the Michelin rubber plantation believe that heavier U.S. casualties were sustained because the U.S. Army had an informal agreement with the French Government to not use artillery or air strikes in the rubber plantations, to avoid costly damage to the rubber trees. However, the Combat After Action Reports from the Bến Củi engagement of 21 August 1968 indicate that both artillery and air support were used. |
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Bến Củi is a commune of Dương Minh Châu District, Tây Ninh Province, Vietnam. The area of the commune is 34,26 km2, and the population in 1999 was 4,802 people.
Vietnam War
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Bến Củi was the site of a rubber plantation (Nông trường cao su Bến Củi) that was part of the Michelin Rubber Plantation near Dầu Tiếng, Republic of Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, Ben Cui and other sections of the Michelin rubber plantation were the scene of intense fighting between United States forces and the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) and Viet Cong forces.
Staff Sergeant Marvin "Rex" Young, Company C, 1st Battalion (Mechanized), 5th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division posthumously received the Medal of Honor, in recognition of the repeated efforts he made to save the lives of his comrades near Ben Cui on August 21, 1968. The 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment earned the Presidential Unit Citation for the actions from August 18 to September 20, 1968.[1]
The fighting in the Bến Củi rubber plantation is sometimes referred to as the Third Offensive, in reference to the third wave of massed North Vietnamese troops after the Tet Offensive. The Tet and subsequent offensives marked a major shift from the small hit-and-run sniper and ambush that dominated during the Vietnam War to a more massive display of force and higher numbers of casualties.
Some of the veterans of the combat in the Bến Củi and other segments of the Michelin rubber plantation believe that heavier U.S. casualties were sustained because the U.S. Army had an informal agreement with the French Government to not use artillery or air strikes in the rubber plantations, to avoid costly damage to the rubber trees. However, the Combat After Action Reports from the Bến Củi engagement of 21 August 1968 indicate that both artillery and air support were used.
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[edit]- ^ "text of the Presidential Unit Citation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-08-11. Retrieved 2009-12-29.
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