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Laos in 1968

Historical records for Laos in 1968, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

March

11 March 1968Lima Site 85Richard Etchberger

Phou Pha Thi · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Killed after helping rescue other personnel during the fall of Lima Site 85

11 March 1968Lima Site 85Richard Etchberger

Phou Pha Thi · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Killed after helping rescue other personnel from Lima Site 85

11 March 1968Lima Site 85 CrisisVang Pao

Phou Pha Thi · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Hmong and US-linked forces lose the strategic radar site.

11 March 1968Lima Site 85 CrisisWilliam Sullivan

Vientiane · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Faces the loss of the secret US radar site at Phou Pha Thi.

11 March 1968Lima Site 85 LossVang Pao

Long Tieng · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Loses a radar support site used for air operations over Laos.

Names involved

Richard EtchbergerVang PaoWilliam Sullivan

Places involved

Long TiengPhou Pha ThiVientiane

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.