Battle of Lima Site 85

The Battle of Lima Site 85, also called Battle of Phou Pha Thi, was fought as part of a military campaign waged during the Vietnam War and Laotian Civil War by the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Pathet Lao, against airmen of the United States Air Force (USAF)'s 1st Combat Evaluation Group, elements of the Royal Lao Army, Royal Thai Border Patrol Police, and the CIA-led Hmong Clandestine Army. The battle was fought on Phou Pha Thi mountain in Houaphanh Province, Laos, on 10 March 1968, and derives its name from the mountaintop where it was fought or from the designation of a 700-foot (210 m) landing strip in the valley below, and was the largest single ground combat loss of USAF members during the Vietnam War.

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1968  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, United States, 

Etna, 

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Location: 20.4461, 103.7142, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1968 Battle of Lima Site 85

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LimaSite85-late 67 early 68

LimaSite85-descriptions

Lima Site 85

Lima Site 85 16 March 1968

Painting lima85

LS85 Phou Pha Thi

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1968	Battle of Lima Site 85	United States, battle	Wikidata
commons	image		LimaSite85-late 67 early 68		Commons
commons	image		LimaSite85-descriptions		Commons
commons	image		Lima Site 85		Commons
commons	image		Lima Site 85 16 March 1968		Commons
commons	image		Painting lima85		Commons
commons	image		LS85 Phou Pha Thi		Commons