The Mayaguez Affair

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5/12/1975, Cambodian Naval Vessel Seizes U.S. Cargo Ship, Ford Warns of Serious Consequences Unless Ship Released

Note: American combat missions in Southeast Asia ended on August 15, 1973, due to a Congressional funding cut, as U.S. forces in Southeast Asia retreated from old Indo-China. Those Americans still remaining at gigantic air bases in adjacent Thailand were volunteers for Southeast Asia. ... With the Cambodian seizure of the Mayaguez, President Ford ordered U.S. forces in Thailand placed on immediate alert. ... Meanwhile, U.S. military commanders in the region were straining at the leash.

5/12/1975, Laotian Gov't Concedes Communists Have Won; Laos 3rd U.S.-Backed Country to Fall to Communism, Part 1

5/12/1975, Laotian Gov't Concedes Communists Have Won; Laos 3rd U.S.-Backed Country to Fall to Communism, Part 2

5/12/1975, Camp Pendleton (U.S. Marine Training Base) Filled to Capacity with Vietnamese Refugees

Note: The Vietnam War had been a struggle for political power, but regional religions were passive. Resettled refugees within the U.S. were thus able to assimilate and prosper.

5/12/1975, Golden St. Warriors Outrebound Chicago Bulls to Earn 86-72 Win, NBA West Finals Tied 3-3, Barry 36 Points

5/12/1975, Seaver Survives Bad Start, Rose Drives 400-Foot HR, Mets Edge Reds 3-2, Rose Thrown Out at Plate in 8th

5/13/1975; Ford Calls Seizure of Mayaguez an "Act of Piracy", Orders 1,000 U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Thailand

5/13/1975, Thai P.M. Says Thailand Will Not Permit U.S. to Use Thai Air Bases for Military Action Against Cambodia

5/13/1975, Cambodian Gunboats Escort Mayaguez to Small Island Near Coast, U.S. 7th Fleet Contingent in Transit

5/14/1975, U.S. Aircraft Spot Mayaguez, Communication with New Khmer Rouge Gov't in Phnom Penh Difficult

5/14/1975, Cambodia Warns Thais, Singapore Says Arriving Viet Refugees Have Changed Their Minds & Want to Return

5/14/1975, U.S. Planes Destroy Three Cambodian Vessels Near Mayaguez, AC-130 Gunship Orbits Hijacked Ship

5/14/1975, Mobs of Laotian Students Ransack U.S. Installations, Agency for International Development Compound Lost

5/14/1975, Saigon Celebrates Arrival of N. Viet Supply Ship, U.S. Marines Arrive in Thailand, Thai P.M. Wants Them Out

Logistical Support, Vietnam Studies, Department of the Army; by Lieutenant General Joseph M. Heiser, Jr., 1991

5/14/1975, Goldwater Says U.S. Can Expect Similar Challenges if It Does Not Take Firm Action Against Mayaguez Seizure

5/14/1975, Syria & Iraq Nearing Break in Relations

5/14/1975, Associated Press Reporter George Esper Describes Collapse of Saigon

5/14/1975, U.S. Citizens in Vientiane Begin Assembling for Evacuation from Laos

5/14/1975, Vietnamese Refugees Arriving in Guam Reach 100,000

5/14/1975, Pamphlet Assesses N. Viet Strategy for Liberating S. Vietnam, Reporter Describes N. Viet Saigon Occupation

5/14/1975, American League Hitters Becoming Acquainted with 20-Year Old Cleveland Indian Pitcher Dennis Eckersley

5/14/1975, Baseball Standings

5/15/1975, Mayaguez & Crew Freed As Marines Storm Island, Choppers Evacuate Marines after 12-Hour Battle, Part 1

5/15/1975, Mayaguez & Crew Freed As Marines Storm Island, Choppers Evacuate Marines after 12-Hour Battle, Part 2

5/15/1975, Hour by Hour of Ship Seizure & Release

5/16/1975, U.S. Marines Disengage from Tang Island Under Heavy Fire After Being Pinned Down for 13 Hours, Part 1

5/16/1975, U.S. Marines Disengage from Tang Island Under Heavy Fire After Being Pinned Down for 13 Hours, Part 2

Map, Kaoh Tang Island, Cambodia, Google

5/16/1975, New Saigon Gov't Offers Diplomatic Relations with U.S. Providing It Abides by 1973 Paris Peace Agreement

5/16/1975, Cambodians Shot Down Three U.S. Choppers During Initial Assault on Koh Tang, Part 1

5/16/1975, Cambodians Shot Down Three U.S. Choppers During Initial Assault on Koh Tang, Part 2

5/17/1975, Pentagon Discloses U.S. Fighter-Bomber Strikes Against Cambodia More Extensive than Previously Reported

5/17/1975, Fort Indiantown Gap Military Reservation (Pennsylvania) to Take 15,000-25,000 Viet Refugees, Part 1

5/17/1975, Fort Indiantown Gap Military Reservation (Pennsylvania) to Take 15,000-25,000 Viet Refugees, Part 2

5/17/1975, Is Burma Next Target for Communism?

5/17/1975, Congress Votes $405 Million for Evacuation & Resettlement of Vietnamese & Cambodian War Refugees

5/17/1975, Missionary Efforts Jeopardized by CIA

5/19/1975, Sixteen U.S. Troops Missing (13 from 3 Choppers Shot Down) in Assault on Koh Tang, Five Killed

6/24/1975, Escaping Cambodians Report Mass Executions Taking Place Ever Since Khmer Rouge Victory, Part 1

6/24/1975, Escaping Cambodians Report Mass Executions Taking Place Ever Since Khmer Rouge Victory, Part 2

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5/19/1975, Underdog Golden St. Warriors Rally to Stun Washington Bullets 101-95 in NBA Playoff Opener, Barry 24 Pts.

5/21/1975, Rick Barry Scores 36 Points as Warriors Edge Bullets 92-91 at Cow Palace to Take 2-0 NBA Playoff Lead

5/22/1975; Kentucky Colonels Top Indiana Pacers 110-105 to Capture ABA Championship; Gilmore 31 Rebounds, 28 Pts.

5/24/1975, U.S. Marines Met Fierce Resistance When They Stormed Cambodian Island During Mayaguez Operation

5/24/1975, Golden State Surprises Bullets 109-101 to Grab 3-0 Edge in Finals, Barry 37 Points, Hayes Paces Bullets

5/26/1975, A Memorial Day Without War

5/26/1975, Warriors Complete Sweep of Washington 96-95 for NBA Championship, Barry Scores 20, Coach Attles Exulted

6/18/1976, National Basketball Association Absorbs American Basketball Association

6/29/1978, Vietnam Invades Cambodia

2/13/1979, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Adolph Dubs Abducted & Killed in Shootout

2/13/1979, Scores of Guerrillas Firing Automatic Weapons Storm U.S. Embassy in Downtown Teheran

2/18/1979; Chinese Army Units Backed by Artillery, Tanks, & Fighter Planes Invade Vietnam on Broad Front

2/18/1979, Airlift Underway, 882 Americans Flee Iran

2/21/1979, Chinese Intrusion into Vietnam Rekindles Fears in Taiwan

2/21/1979; Adolph Dubs, Slain American Ambassador to Afghanistan, Buried Tuesday in Arlington National Cemetery

2/21/1979, Widespread Disorders Strike Snowbound Baltimore; 1,000 Looting Incidents, Police Patrol Wall-to-Wall

6/26/1979, Nearly 13,000 Vietnamese Refugee "Boat People" Towed to Back to Sea by Malaysia

8/1/1979, Vietnam Cuts Back Outflow of Refugees, but Still Wants to Get Rid of Ethnic Chinese & Unwanted Vietnamese

9/4/1979, U.S. Navy Combat Supply Ship Picks Up 154 Viet Refugees from Two Crippled Boats in South China Sea

5/22/1985, U.S. to Stop Processing Cambodian Refugees in Thailand for Resettlement to America (120,000 Since '75)

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