Tay Ninh Base Camp Attacked Casualties The Tay Ninh Base Camp was attacked, the detachment barracks and Provost Marshal Office was destroyed and several members of the A Company, 720th MP Battalion Detachment stationed there were wounded.

The base camp received a total of 65 incoming mortar rounds in addition to 5 to 10 enemy sappers gaining entrance to the base camp which was controlled by Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) forces. During the attack several military policemen from the A Company, 720th MP Battalion Detachment and one ARVN interpreter were wounded.

“A Wake Up Call To Remember” SP/4 Timothy A. Roy, C & A Company, 720th MP Battalion, March 1971 to March 1972

The detachment barracks and Provost Marshals Office was destroyed during the attack and the troops and operations were at once relocated to the Tay Ninh Base Camp Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) compound. The 187th Assault Helicopter Company elements stationed at the base were redeployed to Di An base camp to preclude damage to their aircraft.

Additional information on the detachment members that were present during the attack, please contact the History Project Manager via the Email Link on the 23 July 1971 Time Line page.

HQ Detachment CW3 George W. Wright is assigned as the new Battalion Personnel Officer.