Operation Nevada Eagle | |||||||
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Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United States | North Vietnam | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Olinto M. Barsanti Melvin Zais |
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Units involved | |||||||
101st Airborne Division 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
175 killed |
US body count: 3,299 killed 853 captured 3,379 individual and 322 crew-served weapons recovered |
Operation Nevada Eagle was a security operation during the Vietnam War in Thừa Thiên Province, that took place from 17 May 1968 to 28 February 1969.