Guides

The 504th MP Battalion and the Highway 19 Convoy

The history of military police in Vietnam is often told through major battles, base defenses, and moments of public crisis. Yet much of their daily work took…

An MP escort for the ambassador: a personal account

A military police escort assigned to an ambassador carried a responsibility that extended far beyond routine transportation. The assignment placed an MP close…

Long Binh and the Military Police Crisis of August 1968

Long Binh Post was one of the busiest American military installations in Vietnam. Located northeast of Saigon, it served as a major headquarters, logistics…

Military police and village security during the Vietnam War

The pacification program in Vietnam brought military police into a complicated struggle over security, law, authority, and public confidence. Their work…

The 527th MP Company at the Battle of Xuan Loc

The Battle of Xuan Loc became one of the final major engagements of the Vietnam War. Fought from April 9 to April 21, 1975, it placed the South Vietnamese 18th…

MPs on Ho Chi Minh Trail Interdiction Missions

The Ho Chi Minh Trail was a dispersed transportation network rather than a single road. Its jungle tracks, river crossings, mountain passes, storage sites, and…

The 97th MP Company and fire base security detail

The story of military police in Vietnam is often associated with checkpoints, convoy escorts, prisoner handling, and traffic control in major rear areas. Those…

A Female MP in the Vietnam War: Stories from the 212th

The history of military police service in Vietnam is often told through unit movements, base defenses, convoy routes, and combat incidents. Those records…

How Military Police Defended Qui Nhon Port

Qui Nhon was one of South Vietnam’s most important coastal logistics centers during the Vietnam War. Its harbor received ships, unloaded ammunition and fuel,…

The 720th MP Battalion River Patrol Operations

The 720th Military Police Battalion formed part of the Army’s security and law-enforcement network in Vietnam, where roads, airfields, compounds, ports, and…

A tribute to the Military Police who served in Vietnam
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Military Police pause to reflect after the battle for the American Embassy during the 1968 Tet Offensive.