| Operation Cocoa Beach | |||||||
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| Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 Viet Cong | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Col. William Brodbeck | unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division | 272nd Regiment | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 15 killed | US body count: 199 killed | ||||||
Operation Cocoa Beach was a US Army operation that took place along Highway 13 near Lai Khê, lasting from 3 to 8 March 1966.