The Mayaguez incident took place between Kampuchea and the United States from 12 to 15 May 1975, less than a month after the Khmer Rouge took control of the capital Phnom Penh, ousting the U.S.-backed
The wreckage of U.S. Air Force CH-53 helicopters Knife 23 (left) and Knife 31 (right), shot down during the battle, lying on Koh Tang's East Beach shortly after the battle
The acting Chairman of The Joint Chiefs of Staff, General David C. Jones (standing), briefs the National Security Council at The White House on possible military options during the second meeting on the Mayaguez crisis on 12 May 1975.
An aerial surveillance photo showing two Khmer Rouge Swift Boats during the initial seizing of the SS Mayaguez
These 23 USAF Security Policemen were killed when their helicopter crashed due to a mechanical failure.
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, commonly called the Vietnam Memorial, is a U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring service members of the United States Armed Forces who served in the Vietn
Mayaguez incident
…Americans killed, including three Marines left behind on Koh Tang after the battle and subsequently executed by the Khmer Rouge, are the last names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. In 1939 during the French colonial period an administrative line was drawn between Cambodia and French Cochinchina known as the Brevie Line, named…
Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall in 2022
The monument's eastern portion points towards the Washington Monument
One panel of The Wall, displaying some of the names of fallen U.S. service members from the Vietnam War
The Main Navy and Munitions Building site, with the Munitions buildings behind the Navy building