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Saturday, February 1, 2014

1 February 1967:

Operation Prairie II begun in Quang Ti province by elements of the 3rd Marine Division. During the 46-day search-and-destroy operation which terminated 18 March, 93 Marines and 693 enemy were killed.

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

29 January 1991 - Today in Marine Corps History

The first serious ground fighting of Operation Desert Storm broke out when Iraqi troops mounted on an attack into Saudi Arabia along a 40-mile front. Iraqi units centered their efforts on Kjafi, a port city six miles south of the border. Saudi and Quatari troops, supported by artillery from the 1st Marine Division and attack helicopters and other allied coalition aircraft, recaptured the town two days later.