Story by Lori Stewart | U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence | 08.25.2023
On 29 August 1966, Maj. Masanori “Mike” Miyagishima, commander of the 25th MI Detachment, 25th Infantry Division (Tropic Lightning), led assault forces against a Viet Cong special operations unit. Based on a tip from a captured assassin, the assault eliminated the unit and its threat to local citizens and the division’s base camp....
