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Free-fire zone. A free-fire zone in U.S. military parlance is a fire control measure, used for coordination between adjacent combat units. The definition used in the Vietnam War by U.S. troops may be found in field manual FM 6-20: A specific designated area into which any weapon system may fire without additional coordination with the ...
On 12 September 2023, at around 23:30 ICT (UTC+07:00), a fire occurred in a nine-story microapartment building in the 29th alley of Khương Hạ street, Khương Đình ward, Thanh Xuân district, Hanoi, Vietnam. [1] Of the approximately 150 people residing in the building, 56 were killed by the fire and 37 others were injured.
v. t. e. Operation Frequent Wind was the final phase in the evacuation of American civilians and "at-risk" Vietnamese from Saigon, South Vietnam, before the takeover of the city by the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) in the Fall of Saigon. It was carried out on 29–30 April 1975, during the last days of the Vietnam War.
Bien Hoa Air Base (Vietnamese: Sân bay Biên Hòa) is a Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) military airfield located in South-Central southern Vietnam about 25 km (16 mi) from Ho Chi Minh City, across the Dong Nai river in the northern ward of Tân Phong, and within the city of Biên Hòa within Đồng Nai Province.
22 killed. US body count 304 killed. 30 captured. Operation Hickory was a search and destroy operation conducted by the 3rd Marine Division in the area around Con Thien, Quảng Trị Province known as Leatherneck Square from 18 to 28 May 1967. Operation Hickory was the first authorized incursion into the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
On 29 October 2002, a fire occurred in the International Trade Centre (ITC) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The six-story building was occupied by a department store, a disco and offices of several foreign companies. [1] The fire killed 60 people and injured 90 others, making it one of the deadliest peacetime disasters in Vietnam.
This is a discussion of telephone numbers in Vietnam. Vietnam 's country code is +84. There are many area codes for landlines, as well as a separate format for mobile phone numbers. The five emergency phone numbers are 111 ( child protection ), 112 (lifesaving services), 113 ( police ), 114 (fire), and 115 (first aid).
90 minutes. Country. Vietnam. Language. Vietnamese. The Abandoned Field: Free Fire Zone ( Vietnamese: Cánh đồng hoang) is a 1979 Vietnamese drama film directed by Nguyễn Hồng Sến [ vi]. It won the Golden Prize and the Prix FIPRESCI at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. [1]