Operation Lejeune | |||||||
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Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | Viet Cong | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
MGen John J. Tolson Lt. Col. Karhohs |
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Units involved | |||||||
2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
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US body count: 176 killed 127 captured |
Operation Lejeune was an operation conducted by the 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division in Đức Phổ District, Quảng Ngãi Province, lasting from 7 to 22 April 1967.[1]: 132