1965 Qui Nhơn hotel bombing

Viet Cong bombing in Vietnam (1965) 1965 Qui Nhơn hotel bombing the Vietnam War File:Rescue workers at the site of the Qui Nhon barracks bombing.jpg Rescue workers at the site of the bombing Qui Nhơn, South Vietnam 10 February 1965 Bombing 23 U.S. Army 2 Viet Cong 7 civilians Viet Cong The Viet Cuong Hotel in Qui Nhơn was bombed by the Viet Cong on the evening of 10 February 1965, during the Vietnam War. Viet Cong (VC) operatives detonated explosive charges causing the entire building to collapse. The operation killed 23 U.S. servicemen, seven Vietnamese civilians, and two of the VC attackers.Bomb Hits G.I. Barracks https://iht-retrospective.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/10/1965-bomb-hits-g-i-barracks/ New York Times 11 February 1965 25 October 2017 Background The four-storey Khách Sạn Viet Cuong or Viet Cuong Hotel ("Strength of Vietnam") was used as a U.S. Army enlisted men's billet in the city of Qui Nhơn. Many of the 60 men billeted there came from the 140th Transportation Detachment (Cargo Helicopter Field Maintenance) who provided maintenance support for the 117th Assault Helicopter Company based at Qui Nhơn Airfield. Following the VC Attack on Camp Holloway on 6–7 February 1965, the U.S. and South Vietnamese launched Operation Flaming Dart, a series of retaliatory airstrikes against North Vietnam. In retaliation for the Flaming Dart attacks the VC immediately planned to hit another U.S. target.Tucker Spencer The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History, 2nd Edition https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaviet00tuck limited ABC-CLIO 2011 9781851099610 372 Explosion At 20:05 the VC began their assault on the hotel, while two VC were killed by machine-gun fire by a U.S. sentry on the hotel roof; VC killed the South Vietnamese guards posted outside the building and placed satchel charges at the main door. A 100-pound plastic charge was detonated next to the staircase which provided the main structural support for the building. The explosion caused the entire hotel to pancake to the ground. 21 members of the 140th Transportation Detachment were killed as were two other soldiers and seven Vietnamese civilians. Aftermath Following this attack President Johnson ordered Operation Flaming Dart II.Tilford Earl Crosswinds: The Air Force's setup in Vietnam 1993 Second Texas A&M University Press 9781603441261 68 All U.S. dependents in South Vietnam were returned to the U.S.Borch Frederic Judge Advocates in Combat 2001 Government Printing Office 9780160876615 10 References Vietnam Category:1965 in South Vietnam Category:1965 explosions Category:Terrorist incidents in Asia in 1965 Category:United States Army in the Vietnam War Qui Nhơn Category:February 1965 in Asia Category:Viet Cong war crimes in the Vietnam War Category:1960s building bombings Category:1965 mass murders Category:20th-century mass murders in Vietnam Category:Building bombings in Vietnam Category:Terrorist incidents in Vietnam Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 1965