Vietnam War
Advisory Campaign -- March 15, 1962 to March 7, 1965
March 8, 1965 -- 9th MEB lands on beaches of Da Nang
Operation Starlite -- Largest ground offensive of the Vietnam war for Marines begins, Aug. 15, 1965
*Siege of Khe Sanh -- Jan. 21 - March 30, 1968 -- longest and most notable enemy siege of entire war.
Tet Offensive begins - Jan. 29, 1968
-- Battle for Hue City; 30 days of house-to-house combat
Operation Eagle Pull -- Evacuation of US Embassy, Phnom Penh, Cambodia April 12, 1975
Operation Frequent Wind -- Evac. of American Embassy, Saigon, April 29-30, 1975
USS Mayaguez Rescue Operation -- Koh Tang, Cambodia May 15-21, 1975
-- In 1964, the Corps' strength was 189,000; In 1969, it was 314,000 officers and enlisted; by 1975, 196,000.
-- 12,983 Marines were killed in action from 1961-1975; 88, 591 were wounded.

Iranian Hostage Rescue Attempt (Desert One, Iran) --
April 24, 1980; 3 Marines killed when helicopter collides with KC-130 during refueling. Marines' role was to fly eight helos (carrying rescue team from the Army Delta Force) to the Tehran Embassy.

Iranian Hostage Crisis --
Nov. 4, 1979; 13 Marines taken hostage.