~ 720th Military Police Battalion Vietnam History Project ~

720th Military Police Battalion
Vietnam Era Index
“We did it all, and then some!”

10 October 1966 through 13 August 1972
Battalion Honor Roll
   We honor our veterans from all eras who paid the ultimate sacrifice for their service to our country and fellow soldiers. Click on the flag.
Follow Your Tour Through This Vietnam Era Timeline
   The only military unit history website on the Internet where you can follow your tour in Vietnam day-by-day. Includes thousands of photos, personal stories and reflections of the soldiers that served. Click on the book to start your tour.
Vietnam Now
   Photographs and comments from Battalion Veterans who returned to their old bases and duty assignments. Click on the camera.
   The entire website is being reformatted and many links are still broken, so please check back often.   This Page Last Updated  21 April 2018
Chain Of Command
III & IV Corps Tactical Zones
MACV
USARV
2nd
Field Force
18th MP
Brigade
89th MP
Group
720th MP
Battalion
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Headquarters & Headquarters Detachment
III Corps Tactical Zone ~ Bien Hoa Province ~ Long Binh Post
Honors and Campaigns
Battalion Commanders
Sergeants Major
Theater Chain Of Command
HQ Detachment Commanders
Miscellaneous Photograph Index
Staff Elements
Rosters
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
Revisit your tour through our Battalion Timeline
Battalion Support Services
Introduction & Index To Support Services
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Armorer
Religious Services
Clerical
Communications
Food Services
Logistical / Supply
Motor Pool
Reutilization & Upkeep Unit
Transportation
Alpha Company
III Corps Tactical Zone ~ Bien Hoa Province ~ Long Binh Post
Company Commanders
First Sergeants
Photograph Index
Rosters
Revisit your tour through our Battalion Timeline
Bravo Company
III Corps Tactical Zone ~ Bien Hoa Province ~ Long Binh Post
IV Corps Tactical Zone (Mekong Delta Region) ~ Vinh Long Province ~ Vinh Long
Are you interested in joining the Bravo Company Vietnam Era Veterans Group? if so please notify Bob Bogison via this   Email Link to join the Email Group and for locating your former buddies.
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Photograph Index
Rosters
Revisit your tour through our Battalion Timeline
Charlie Company
III Corps Tactical Zone ~ Bien Hoa Province ~ Long Binh Post
Rosters
Revisit your tour through our Battalion Timeline
South Vietnamese Military & Civil Allies
Military Police (Quan Canh)
Detachment's & Convoys  (Merged)
   The convoy links that have corresponding detachments are being consolidated to eliminate duplication and to allow for the reprocessing of their timeline pages and photographs. Many links are still broken as the process continues, so please bear with us. The completed consolidations are identified by the listing of the Provinces in which they were located, below their names.
1969 Convoy Checkpoint Map ~ Di An - Phu Loi - Lai Khe - Phuoc Vinh - Quan Loi
Personal Convoy Journal 10 March to 7 November 1971  SP/4 Charles "David" Spruell, C Company, 720th MP Battalion, 89th MP Group, 18th MP Brigade, 1971-1972.

If you know of any regular or special convoy routes or detachments that are missing, please notify Tom Watson, the History Project  Manager, via the this special Email Link.
Bien Hoa Province
Bu Gia Map  (Dijamar)
Bunker Hill  (FSB)
Bu Dop  (Bo Duc)
Binh Duong & Tay Ninh Province's
Camp Dillard  (Di Linh)
Binh Duong Province
Mace  (FSB)
Dinh Tuong Province
Soc Trang (Khanh Hung)
Song Be  (Phuoc Binh)
Tra Vinh  (Phu Vinh)
Vinh Binh Province
Wade  (FSB)
Camp Widder  (Duc Hoa)
Xuan Loc
Long Gaio/Blackhorse
Long Khan Province
Special Convoys
Other MP Assignments
Escorts & Patrols
Patrol & Escort Checkpoints & Landmarks
 III & IV Corps Tactical Zones
Enemy Prisoners Of War ~ Hospital Guard & Escort Teams
The Tactical Area Of Responsibility (TAOR)
Bien Hoa Province, III Corps Tactical Zone
11 September 1967 through 25 July 1970
Operations CORRAL and STABILIZE

The first Military Police Battalion in the history of the United States Armed Forces to be assigned a light infantry counterinsurgency-pacification mission (Operation STABILIZE) and command and operational control of infantry, armor, air, and artillery elements in support of Military Police ground forces.

The History of the TAOR   Includes direct links to Ambush & Reconnaissance, Outpost Liaison Duty, River Patrol Security & Transport Unit, Civic Action Program, the Dong Nai River POL & Dredge Site and recent over-flight era photographs and current satellite photographs of how the 22 square mile TAOR appears now.
Scout Dog Unit
 212th MP Company (SD)

The 1st of its kind in
the Military Police Corps
Regional Forces / Popular Forces
South Vietnamese Army Village Militia
Regional Forces
Popular Forces
D Company / 87th Infantry
95th & 720th MP Battalions
D Company
87th Infantry
     Mortar Platoon
Weapons
Vehicles
Field Equipment

1/4 Ton Truck  "Jeep"
  "Deuce & 1/2"
"M113 APC"
This section includes a photo inventory of the Battalion's APC's
Armored Commando Car
This section includes a photo inventory of the Battalion's V100's
Communist Forces
 III Corps Tactical Zone