Operation Lam Son 719 or 9th Route – Southern Laos Campaign (Vietnamese: Chiến dịch Lam Sơn 719 or Chiến dịch đường 9 – Nam Lào) was a limited-objective offensive campaign conducted in the southeastern portion of the Kingdom of Laos.

Sep 27, 2021 · In February and March of 1971, the U.S. military conducted Operation Lam Son 719 in the northwest corner of South Vietnam. It would prove to be the costliest period in the Vietnam War for American helicopter crews. I was there and flew CH-47 Chinooks, as part of the 101st Airborne Division Combat Aviation Group. (Image source: WikiMedia Commons)

Apr 13, 2017 · The primary objective of the operation, named Lam Son 719, was to destroy supply dumps and sever the Ho Chi Minh Trail, the logistical corridor running through eastern Laos from North Vietnam south to Cambodia.

During Operation Lam Son 719, the South Vietnamese raid into the Laotian panhandle, commanders learned first-hand how tenacious the North Vietnamese could be. This article appears in: May 2015 By William E. Welsh

Feb 11, 2025 · Operation Lam Son 719 or 9th Route – Southern Laos Campaign (Vietnamese: Chiến dịch Lam Sơn 719 or Chiến dịch đường 9 – Nam Lào) was a limited-objective offensive campaign conducted in the southeastern portion of the Kingdom of Laos. The campaign was carried out by the armed forces of South Vietnam between 8 February and 25 ...

Lam Son 719 - On March 6, 1971 U.S. Airmobile assets launched the largest air assault of the Vietnam war. 120 Huey's lifted two ARVN infantry battalions into the town of Tchepone, Laos. Lam Son 719 was a major operation of the Army of the Republic of South Vietnam, ARVN, into Laos from 30 Jan - 24 Mar 1971.

Operation Lam Son 719 was a large offensive operation against North Vietnam Army (NVA) sanctuary base 604 located in Quang Tri province of Laos. No American infantry soldiers were allowed to set foot into the country of Laos, this order included all American advisors attached to the Republic of Vietnam units.

Apr 7, 2022 · The aim of Operation Lam Son 719 was to signal the beginning of what President Richard Nixon called “Vietnamization,” the eventual turnover of the war to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) as the US began to pull out. There were also hopes a victory would help bolster confidence within the ranks of the ARVN.

Operation Lam Son 719 was a South Vietnamese military operation where South Vietnam, with United States support, attempted to disrupt the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laotian territory. [1] This operation was a failure, South Vietnam had to withdraw from Laos after failing to achieve its goals there, and the Ho Chi Minh trail remained intact and fully ...

The Lam Son 719 operation was a controversial military campaign launched in February 1971 by the South Vietnamese Army (ARVN), with substantial air and artillery support from the United States. The operation’s objective was to disrupt the North Vietnamese Army’s (NVA) logistical buildup in Laos and sever the Ho Chi Minh Trail.