Ho van ky thoai biography
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Vũng Rô Bay incident
Part of the Vietnam War ()
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Vũng Rô Bay
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South China Sea
The Vũng Rô Bay incident refers to the discovery of a ton North Vietnamesenaval trawler attempting to unload supplies and munitions on a beach in South Vietnam'sVũng Rô Bay on 16 February The incident spurred further United States Navy involvement in the Vietnam War.
Incident
[edit]On 16 February , 1st Lt. James S. Bowers, a United States Army officer flying a MEDEVAChelicopter along the coast of central South Vietnam spotted a naval trawler camouflaged with trees and bushes perpendicular to the shore. Cargo was being unloaded and stacked on the beach at Vung Ro, an isolated bay on the rocky coast.[1] The pilot immediately radioed his sighting to Lieutenant Commander Harvey P. Rodgers, the Senior Advisor to the South Vietnamese 2nd Coastal District headquartered in Nha Trang, who in turn notified the coastal district commander, Lieutenant Commander Ho Van Ky Thoai.[2]
Commander Ho confirmed that no friendly troops were in the vicinity and dispatched Republic of Vietnam Air ForceA-1 Skyraiders to the bay where they capsized
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Shift as Vietnam marks South China Sea battle
Emeritus Professor Carlyle Thayer from the University of New South Wales in Australia says raising the profile of the conflict "has more to do with shoring up domestic legitimacy by undercutting the overseas Vietnamese supporters of the Saigon regime who, of course, memorialise this battle".
Ho Van Ky Thoai, a former rear admiral in the Saigon navy and one of the commanders of the battle who now resides in the United States, agrees there has been "a shift in the Vietnamese government's approach to the subject".
"They have come to realise the clear danger of being swallowed by China. Unfortunately, it is years too late," he said, adding that the best the Vietnamese government could do is to quickly give the South Vietnamese soldiers the highest recognition they deserved.
Sceptics also point out that this might be just a patriotic card cleverly played by Vietnamese leaders to distract the public from problems such as the economy and rampant corruption.
Some of the largest corruption trials involving high-ranking party officials are slated to take place this month, and as the Lunar New Year approaches complaints about living standards are once again surfacing.
But for many this new move is an
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Battle of representation Paracel Islands
Naval battle
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Background
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