National Yellow Bat Day
National Yellow Bat Day is April 21st, and the National Yellow Bat Day is commemorated. The Army's 265th Army Security Agency Company (Airborne) with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, was activated on this day in 1967.
The official insignia of the 265th is a bat with outstretched wings on a full moon, with the motto Through the Night Below. Due to its nocturnal appearance, the bat symbolizes mystery and secrecy. The Army Security Agency Battalion's intelligence services are ably represented by the bat in this respect.
The troops painted all the military vehicles and equipment with a yellow bat before deploying. The symbol made the unit clearly visible from a distance and assisted in identifying all unit components.
They deployed to Vietnam with the designation 265th Radio Research Company (Airborne) on November 19th of the same year to provide intelligence to the 101st Airborne Division's 101st Airborne Division. They soon learned of the North Vietnamese campaign after arriving a few weeks ahead of the Viet Cong Tet Offensive. However, few commanders would believe the intelligence.
Tet offensive
Tet, the Vietnamese calendar's lunar new year, is celebrated on the lunar new year and is considered the most significant holiday. Every year on Tet, a long-running informal truce took place during the war between North and South Vietnam.
General Vo Nguyen Giap, the North Vietnamese commander, is set to ring in the lunar new year with a series of coordinated attacks, breaking the informal truce.
"The attack would surprise many people," says Doug Bonnot, author of The Sentinel and the Shooter, but the 265th RRC (ABN) Operations NCOIC's spring 1970 and author of The Sentinel and the Shooter, "The assault would come as a surprise to many," says the attacker, but only a few small units that believed their intelligence reports were released."
The Viet Cong Battalion's Battle Flag of D: 275th Viet Cong Battalion is on display in the Sentinel Museum today, and the Viet Cong Battalion's Battle Flag never breached these positions.
The Sentinel Museum, which operates as a mobile museum, gives insight into the Vietnam war. It also raises the profile of the 265th Radio Research Company's contributions. These honorable men's sacrifices remained cloaked in secrecy long after the war ended. These honorable men's sacrifices remained cloaked in secrecy until the end of the war. Even today, the general public is still unaware of these men who served in the shadows, providing silent and ceaseless assistance to the infantry soldier during the Vietnam War. The Yellow Bat symbolizes their secrecy and their service through the night.
How to celebrate #nationalyellowbatday
Although the Tet Offensive took place more than 50 years ago, the Yellow Bat's history continues. (Airborne) You can learn more about these service members and the 265th Army Security Agency Company (Airborne). In addition, you can also identify this day in several other ways: You can also identify this day in several other ways.
- Take some time to learn more about the Vietnam War and those who served
- About the 265th, read about the Tet Offensive
- Douglas W. Bonnot's Sentinel and the Shooter The Sentinel and the Shooter Douglas W Bonnot's Sentinel and the Shooter
- By Andrew Rawson, The Tet Offensive 1968 Battle Story. a tale about Andrew Rawson
- Honor those who served during a turbulent period in our country's history
- The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Museum on Tour is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Museum in Vietnam
- Volunteer for a veteran's group
Be sure to invite family and friends to join you on the ride by posting #NationalYellowBatDay on social media.
The national yellow bat day celebrations have lasted for the first time in history
In 2016, Doug Bonnot, President of the Sentinel Chapter of the 101st Airborne Association, submitted National Yellow Bat Day. He and the chapter members all served with the 265th RRC (ABN).
Yellow bat FAQ
Q. How many people were killed during the Vietnam War?
A. Approximately 500,000 US military forces served during the Vietnam War. A. Approximately 500,000 U.S. military forces served during the Vietnam War.
Q. How long was the war? Q. How long was the war time?
A. The United States joined the Vietnam war in 1965 and remained in Vietnam for eight years, with the last military units withdrawing on March 29, 1973.
