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3rd Bde 82nd Abn
"All American"
Courtesy of Dennis Buley
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The 3rd Bde, 82AB arrived in Vietnam from Ft Bragg, NC on 18 Feb 68 and returned there on 11 Dec 69. It was located at Hue/Phu Bai and later at Phu Loi-Saigon.

Commanders:

COL Alex R. Bolling, Jr. Feb 68
BG George W. Dickerson Dec 68

During the Tet Offensive, which swept across the Republic of Vietnam in January 1968, the 3rd Brigade was alerted and within 24 hours, the brigade was enroute to Chu Lai. The 3rd Brigade performed combat duties in the Hue-Phu Bai area of the I Corps sector. Later the brigade was moved south to Saigon, and fought battles in the Mekong Delta, the Iron Triangle and along the Cambodian border. After serving nearly 22 months in Vietnam, the 3rd Brigade troopers returned to Fort Bragg on December 12, 1969.
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