The 27th Marine Regiment is an inactivated infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps. They fought during the battle of Iwo Jima in World War II and again for a short time during the Vietnam
27th Marine Regiment emblem
2nd Platoon, Company I, 3/27 Marines with captured 122mm rockets
Phase III of the Tet Offensive of 1968 was launched by the People's Army of Vietnam and Viet Cong from 17 August to 27 September 1968. The offensive was divided into two waves of attacks from 17 to 31
Phase III offensive, Tay Ninh Province, 17–18 August 1968
Thanh Duc Plantation ambush, 25 August 1968
Cẩm Lệ Bridge reopened on 24 August