Operation Jefferson Glenn
| Operation Jefferson Glenn | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
|
United States South Vietnam |
North Vietnam Viet Cong | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
|
101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division 1st Division |
| ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
|
| US body count: 2,026 killed | ||||||
Operation Jefferson Glenn ran from 5 September 1970 to 8 October 1971 and was the last major operation in which U.S. ground forces participated during the Vietnam War and the final major offensive in which the 101st Airborne Division fought. This was a joint military operation combining forces of the 101st Airborne and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 1st Infantry Division.