1967 Vietnam War search-and-destroy operation
| Operation Medina | |||||||
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| Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 North Vietnam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Herbert E. Ing Jr. | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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1st Battalion, 1st Marines 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines |
5th Regiment 6th Regiment | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 34 killed |
US body count: 53 killed 3 captured 26 weapons recovered | ||||||
Operation Medina was a search and destroy operation conducted from 11 to 20 October 1967 in the Hải Lăng Forest Reserve south of Quảng Trị, South Vietnam.