Operation Francis Marion was a 4th Infantry Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade operation that took place in Pleiku, Darlac and Kon Tum Provinces, South Vietnam, lasting from 6 April to 11 October 1967.
Operation Francis Marion, 6 April - 11 October 1967
A CH-47 Chinook flies over a 105mm howitzer gun emplacement during resupply operations for elements of the 1st Battalion, 12th Regiment, 9 July
Battery "B", 42nd Artillery Regiment fire an M2A2 105mm howitzer, 9 July
UH-1Ds during the operation, 20 October
The 173rd Airborne Brigade is an airborne infantry brigade combat team (IBCT) of the United States Army based in Vicenza, Italy. It is the United States European Command's conventional airborne strategic response force for Europe.
173rd Airborne Brigade
The Tien Bing No. 6 exercise was held in Changhua, Taiwan. Airborne training exercise chief Major General Charles S. D'Orsa (left) Airlift Force Commander Brigadier General Richard H. Ellis and the 173rd airborne Brigade Commander Brigadier General Ellis W. Williamson (right) held talks in the exercise field, 1964
Paratroopers patrolling along the Song Be during Operation Silver City, March 1966
Specialist Six Lawrence Joel from the 173rd Brigade, receiving the Medal of Honor
