High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Operation Coronado V was a riverine military operation conducted by the Mobile Riverine Force of the United States and elements of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) from 12 September to 5 October 1967 in an attempt to shut down Vietcong strongholds in the Mekong Delta. The first part of the operation took place in Dinh Tuong Province (now Tien Giang Province). After receiving intelligence that the Viet Cong 263d Main Force battalion had been seen in the region, three anti-communist battalions were brought in on 12 September by helicopters and boats. Immediately there was heavy contact, and although the anti-communists reported killing 134, the majority of the Vietcong escaped. Sweeps of the area resulted in another major confrontation with the communists on 15 September. During the four-day period, US and Vietnamese forces reported 213 communist deaths. The anti-communists then moved into adjoining Kien Hoa Province (now Ben Tre...

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