6533 IV N Duc Lap, Special Forces Base - BSP Montagnards Base, Duc Lap Air Field, Cambodian Border -Duc Minh. BON SAR PAR Mobile Guerrilla Force : Prior to the arrival of the the CIA and the US Special Forces in this area the Montagnards People of the Bon Sar Pa tribe had for decades been combat ready in an effort to protect and gain some autonomy of the homeland area. Also known (incorrectly) as the Buon Sar Pa they had operated since before the 2nd World War as a fighting force. In the late fifties an airfield sprung up (apparently out of now at Duc Lap (right in the middle of the Bon Sar Pa homeland) and over the ensuing years the BSP were trained and supplied by the CIA and US Special Forces (on a quarterly rotational basis out of Japan). By the beginning of the 1960's they were actively combating the Viet Cong both in their home area and cross border into Cambodia. Fiercely anti-communist by the time the main body of American Forces entered the War the BSP were already fully Special Forces Trained and one of the most feared of the Allied Forces due to their capacity to 'Out-Jungle-Warfare' the Jungle Warfare Specialists of the Viet Cong. Of mixed Khmer/Montagnard descent the BSP were at the time generally taller and stronger than their enemy. One of the few of the Montagnard MGF's not to be considered wholey in the war as a mercenary action they were however assigned Mercenary Status as paid combatants of the South Vietnamese Government. In 1966 in an act that formalised the relationship between the BSP and the US Special Forces, Duc Lap was officially opened as a US Special Forces base, designated, ' Civilian Indigenous Defense Group, US Special Forces Detachment A-239' the base officialy opened Novemebr 1966 with a strength of 580 BSP Operatives. Such was the attrition rate out of this base camp that through losses and members of the BSP removing themselves from the base to operate from remote jungle areas were they could not be so easily tracked by the middle of 1968 less than half of the original 580 members remained at the Duc Lap Camp. They did however remain under the command of the 5th Special Forces group operating from Duc Lap and were supplied primarily by clandestine helicopter drops both within Vietnam and into Cambodia. The BSP remained the primary cross border indigenous Recon Unit throughout the Vietnam and remained with the Special Forces right up their withdrawal in late 1970 when the Duc Lap camp was handed over to the 96th Ranger Battalion. In mid 1971 the entire Bon Sar Pa tribal group, approximately 40,000 people left the area, moving initally into Laos and then across the Mekong River and moved into Thailand. MAP Map, 6533 IV N of the area of Duc Lap, Duc Minh, Bon Sar Pa of Western Vietnam (and eastern part of cambodia). Extremely rare, 1 only available. Please note: A Separate listing of a BSP Mobile Guerrilla Force Patch follows this listing so check out our store to view. Printed June 1966 from Map information as of 1965 by US Army Corps of Engineers Pictograph Map Original, Vietnam War, Perfect Condition Large Wall / Table Map - Size, 29 x 45 inches ( 74 x 115 cms ) Vietnam War Original 2nd and subsequent Map & Patches (or bank-notes) are sent free of charge when sent in same order. Special Forces, ARVN, Green Berets, Elite, Recon, Reconnaissance, CCN, CCC, CCS, MACV SOG, SOA, Paratrooper, Parachutist, Vietnam War, Special Operations, Military, Tiger, Ranger, Route, Team, VC, NVA, Viet Cong, Command Control, Republic of Vietnam Be sure to add me to your favorites list ! Strike-Force-7: Payment is accepted via Paypal and via Australian Money orders, Personal and Bank Cheques. Post : All items are posted within three working days from time of received payment. Combined Post: We combine postage costs on all items. Bulk Purchasing Discounts : Discounts will be applied at ... hide

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