Operation Patrick
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| Operation Patrick | |||||||
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| Part of the Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 North Vietnam | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Col. Eugene Forrester | |||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment | 3rd Division | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| US body count: 70 killed | |||||||
Operation Patrick was a security operation conducted during the Vietnam War by the U.S. 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division in Bình Định Province, South Vietnam from 1 to 30 March 1968.
The 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment had been patrolling Bình Định Province since September 1967, supporting South Vietnamese and South Korean units. In early March, the 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division commanded by Colonel Eugene Forrester was deployed to improve security in the coastal lowlands.[1]: 473
