Operation Iron Mountain | |||||||
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Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States |
North Vietnam Viet Cong | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
11th Light Infantry Brigade |
21st Regiment 403rd Sapper Battalion 40th Sapper Battalion 38th Local Force Battalion | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
440 killed |
US body count: 4,589 killed 137 captured |
Operation Iron Mountain was a security operation during the Vietnam War in Quảng Ngãi Province, that took place from 28 February 1969 to 28 February 1971.