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The 527th MP Company and the Ban Me Thuot Convoy Ambush

The 527th Military Police Company served in a war where roads were operational lifelines and exposed danger zones at the same time. A convoy moving between…

Military Police And Working Dog Teams In Vietnam

Military police and military working dog handlers occupied a distinctive place in the Vietnam War. Their duties linked security, law enforcement, patrol work…

The 93rd MP Battalion and Coastal Interdiction in Vietnam

The 93rd Military Police Battalion formed part of the American military police presence in Vietnam during a war shaped by roads, rivers, ports and coastlines.…

How Military Police Managed the Long Binh Jail Riots

Long Binh Jail, commonly shortened to LBJ, became one of the most difficult correctional and security problems faced by American military police in Vietnam.…

The 716th MP Battalion and the Vung Tau ferry crossing

The story of the 716th Military Police Battalion in Vietnam is often told through roads, checkpoints, convoys and crowded military compounds rather than…

Military Police Among Montagnard Village Security Patrols

Military police work in Vietnam reached well beyond gates, checkpoints and formal investigations. In the Central Highlands, security depended on relationships…

The 188th MP Company on Binh Dinh’s Roads

In the Vietnam War, roads were military objectives in their own right. A convoy could carry ammunition, fuel, food, mail or replacement troops, yet its…

An MP at the 1968 Battle of Saigon Cholon

At first light on 31 January 1968, Saigon was no longer the comparatively controlled rear-area capital that many American personnel believed they knew. The Tet…

Holding The Line At Binh Thuy

The defence of the Binh Thuy Bridge belongs to the less familiar history of the Vietnam War. It was not a large set-piece battle remembered through sweeping…

Military police and the enemy sapper attack on Bien Hoa

The enemy sapper attack on Bien Hoa formed part of the wider Tet Offensive that began on 30–31 January 1968. While communist forces struck towns, airfields 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.