Operation Keystone Cardinal was the withdrawal of the
3rd Marine Division
The 3rd Marine Division is a division of the United States Marine Corps based at Camp Courtney, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler in Okinawa, Japan. It is one of three active duty infantry divisions in the Marine Corps and together with th ...
from
South Vietnam, taking place from 30 September to 27 November 1969.
Background
Following the withdrawal of the
9th Marine Regiment from South Vietnam in
Operation Keystone Eagle, planning began for the withdrawal of the remaining units of 3rd Marine Division in line with the plans prepared by
MACV
U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) was a joint-service command of the United States Department of Defense.
MACV was created on 8 February 1962, in response to the increase in United States military assistance to South Vietnam. MACV ...
.
Operation
The Keystone Cardinal redeployments took place as follows:
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Aftermath
Operation Keystone Cardinal concluded on 27 November 1969.[
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References
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Keystone Cardinal
United States Marine Corps in the Vietnam War
Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1969