Operation Dewey Canyon

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:aftermath increased scrutiny of U. S. military actions
gptkbp:allies gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:South_Vietnam
gptkbp:casualties U. S. forces suffered 20 killed
enemy forces estimated 300 killed
gptkbp:command_structure joint command with South Vietnamese forces
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_William_C._Westmoreland
gptkbp:commemorated_by gptkb:documentaries
military history studies
books about Vietnam War
gptkbp:conducted gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:contributed_to U. S. withdrawal from Vietnam
gptkbp:date January 1971
gptkbp:duration approximately 3 weeks
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:North_Vietnamese_Army
gptkb:Viet_Cong
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Operation_Lam_Son_719
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated U. S. military capabilities
highlighted challenges in Vietnam War
reflected U. S. military policy shifts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Dewey Canyon
gptkbp:influenced military tactics in future conflicts
gptkbp:intelligence reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:involved gptkb:special_forces
infantry units
gptkbp:involved_technology gptkb:aircraft
helicopters
artillery systems
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:1st_Cavalry_Division
gptkb:101st_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:legacy influenced future military operations in Southeast Asia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Vietnam
gptkbp:logistics complex supply chain
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:military_strategy released in 2000s
gptkbp:objective disrupt enemy supply lines
gptkbp:outcome success
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:political_impact increased anti-war sentiment
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Ho_Chi_Minh_Trail
gptkbp:resulted_in temporary disruption of enemy operations
gptkbp:significance first major operation conducted by U. S. forces in Laos
gptkbp:strategic_goals cut off supplies to North Vietnamese forces
gptkbp:strategy gptkb:Vietnamization
search and destroy
limited operations
gptkbp:tactics_used air support
artillery bombardment
ground assaults
gptkbp:type ground operation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:3rd_Battalion,_47th_Marines
gptkb:Khe_Sanh_Combat_Base
gptkb:Lieutenant_Colonel_John_W._Ripley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6