This 101st Airborne Division/ARVN operation on the edge of populated lowlands
in eastern Thua Thien Province involved a combination of Civil Action programs and coordinated military actions with South
Vietnamese forces providing security against Communist pressure. May 23, 1970, the 101st Airborne Division was awarded the
Vietnamese Civic Action Medal. The operation ran from 7 Dec 1969 - 31 Mar 1970.