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Operation Walker

Operation Walker
Part of Vietnam War
Date17 March 1968 - 31 January 1969
Location
Result U.S. operational success
Belligerents
 United States Vietnam North Vietnam
Viet Cong
Commanders and leaders
BG Richard J. Allen
Units involved
1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment Vietnam 95B Regiment
Casualties and losses
42 killed US body count 272 killed
72 individual and 13 crew-served weapons recovered

Operation Walker was a security operation conducted during the Vietnam War by the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade in Bình Định Province, South Vietnam from 17 March 1968 to 31 January 1969.