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Military Police at Hue City During the Tet Offensive

The Battle of Hue City was one of the longest and most intense battles of the Vietnam War. Beginning during the Tet Offensive in January 1968, it drew American…

The 504th Military Police Battalion at Da Nang Air Base

The story of security at Da Nang during the Vietnam War sits at the intersection of aviation, ground combat, military policing and local defence. The base was…

The 188th MP Company and Remembering Hue

The 188th Military Police Company occupies a difficult place in the history of the Vietnam War. Its story is connected with the military police mission in…

The 93rd MP Battalion And The Defence Of Plei Mrong Village

The defence of Plei Mrong village offers a close view of the Vietnam War beyond the better-known battles and major bases. It places military police in a…

An MP Account of the 1967 Fire Base Gio Linh

Gio Linh stood in one of the most dangerous parts of Vietnam in 1967. The fire base lay in Quang Tri Province, close to the Demilitarised Zone and within reach…

The 504th MP Battalion At Chu Lai

The 504th MP Battalion and the Chu Lai Beach Patrol belong to the less familiar history of American military policing in Vietnam. While infantry formations…

The 8th MP Group and Court-Martial Escort Details

The 8th Military Police Group formed part of the United States Army’s law-enforcement and security structure in Vietnam. Its work extended well beyond guarding…

Military Police and the 1966 Saigon Buddhist Crisis

The 1966 Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam placed American military personnel in an uneasy space between security duties and political upheaval. Demonstrations,…

The 527th MP Company And The Battle Of An Hoa

The Battle of An Hoa is often remembered through the actions of Marine infantry, artillery crews and engineers who fought to establish and hold a major base in…

The 10th MP Company and the Fire Base Leslie Patrol

The story of the 10th Military Police Company belongs to the less visible history of the Vietnam War. Infantry battalions often dominate public memory, yet…

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.