Operation Virginia Ridge

Operation Virginia Ridge
	Part of Vietnam War
Date	2 May – 16 July 1969
Location	Quảng Trị Province, South Vietnam16°51′N 106°50′E / 16.85°N 106.84°E
Result	US claims operational success
Belligerents
United States	North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
Col. Paul D. Lafond; Col. Wilbur F. Simlik	Unknown
Units involved
3rd Marine Regiment	27th Regiment; 36th Regiment; 33rd Sapper Battalion
Casualties and losses
106 killed	560 killed; 17 captured; 141 individual and 34 crew-served weapons recovered

Operation Virginia Ridge was a US Marine Corps operation that took place in northwest Quảng Trị Province, South Vietnam, from 2 May to 16 July 1969.

^ "Headquarters MACV Monthly Summary July 1969" (PDF). Headquarters United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam. 28 October 1969. p. 33. Retrieved 23 February 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.