19 Miles by John S. Tomko, Jr., published by Outskirts Press

19 Miles

Cambodia 1970 and Other Stories

by John S. Tomko, Jr.

19 Miles

Cambodia 1970 and Other Stories

by John S. Tomko, Jr.

Published Sep 17, 2022
91 Pages
6 x 9 Black & White Paperback
Genre: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs

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Book Details

As American withdrawal from South Vietnam proceeded, increasing concern arose over the enemy’s strength in the sanctuaries inside of nominally neutral Cambodia. Officially called the Sanctuary Offensive, eight major U.S. Army and South Vietnamese operations took place in Cambodia between May 1 and June 30, 1970, intending to cut enemy lines of communication, seizing the sanctuary areas and capturing the shadowy COSVN (Central office of South Vietnam). This book is a short history of that campaign and a memoir of an officer who participated.

About the Author

John S. Tomko, Jr.

In Vietnam, John S. Tomko, Jr., served as an Infantry Platoon Leader from January to September 1970 with Company D 5th Battalion 12th Infantry 199th Infantry Brigade (Light) and as a Division staff officer with the 23rd Infantry Division (Americal) from September to November 1970. After twenty-nine years of service in the Active Army, the U.S. Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard, he retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. His military awards include the Combat Infantry Badge. He resides in Alexandria, Virginia.