Operation Van Buren

Operation Van Buren
	Part of the Vietnam War
	; 2/327th soldiers advancing through a field, 23 January
Date	15 January – 25 February 1966
Location	Tuy Hòa Valley, Phú Yên Province, South Vietnam13°06′00″N 109°10′55″E / 13.1°N 109.182°E
Result	U.S. operational success
Belligerents
United States; South Korea	North Vietnam
Commanders and leaders
Brig. Willard Pearson; Col. James S. Timothy; Maj. David Hackworth	;
Units involved
1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division; 2nd Marine Brigade	95th Regiment, 5th Division
Casualties and losses
55 killed; 45 killed	US body count: 346 killed; 33 captured

Operation Van Buren was a harvest security operation conducted by the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division in the Tuy Hòa Valley, Phú Yên Province, lasting from 15 January to 25 February 1966.