13063 - U.S. Marine, Vietnam 1967-68, No.2 K&C WH Following the Allied invasion of

Following the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944

The formation of the Irish Brigade was authorized by the Secretary of War

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13063 - U.S. Marine, Vietnam 1967-68, No.2 K&C WH Following the Allied invasion ofU. S. Marine, Vietnam 1967 68, No. 2 22 February 1965, General W. C. Westmoreland, Commander, U. S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam, requested two Marine battalions to protect the Da Nang airbase from the increasing threat by the Viet Cong. By early March, the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade landed there and by the end of March 5,000 Marines had taken up position. By wars end in 1975 nearly 500,000 Marines would serve in Southeast Asia. This