Template:Did you know nominations/Ban Naden raid


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The result was: promoted by   HalfGig   talk  13:31, 18 January 2015 (UTC)

Ban Naden raid

 * ... that the Ban Naden raid was the only successful rescue of prisoners of war during the Second Indochina War?
 * ALT1:... that the Ban Naden raid was the only successful rescue of prisoners of war during the Vietnam War?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America
 * Comment: Little known and highly classified, the Ban Naden raid still serves as a case study in successful covert operations. Acting on perishable field intelligence, CIA agents and Air America improvised a prisoner pickup from the middle of the Ho Chi Minh Trail. With no American POWs involved, the raid is overshadowed by the ballyhooed failed raid on Son Tay (Operation Ivory Coast).

Created by Georgejdorner (talk). Self nominated at 09:17, 12 December 2014 (UTC).


 * Symbol voting keep.svg An interesting article that is new enough and long enough. Going forALT1 because that is what is stated in the article. The hook fact has an inline citation to an offline source. The article is neutral but the references are not available to me so I am unable to check for copyright issues. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:58, 14 January 2015 (UTC)