3 ▁killed . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 5 – 1 9 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁the ▁Division ▁participated ▁in ▁Operation ▁K ien ▁Gi ang ▁ 9 - 1 ▁with ▁the ▁AR V N ▁ 9 th ▁Division ▁and ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Marine ▁Battalion ▁and ▁the ▁MR F ▁against ▁the ▁V C ▁ 2 6 3 rd ▁Battalion ' s ▁Base ▁Area ▁ 4 7 0 ▁in ▁western ▁ Đ ị n h ▁T ư ờ ng ▁Province . ▁The ▁operation ▁rendered ▁the ▁ 2 6 3 rd ▁Battalion ▁combat ▁in effect ive . ▁▁ ▁From ▁ 7 ▁March ▁to ▁ 7 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁the ▁Division ▁participated ▁in ▁Operation ▁Tru ong ▁Cong ▁Din h ▁with ▁the ▁MR F ▁to ▁re est ab lish ▁South ▁Vietnam ese ▁control ▁over ▁the ▁northern ▁M ek ong ▁D elta ▁in ▁the ▁after math ▁of ▁the ▁T et ▁Off ensive . ▁The ▁operation ▁killed ▁ 3 4 3 ▁V C . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁ 9 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁from ▁South ▁Vietnam ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁MAC V ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁Division ' s ▁performance ▁had ▁gone ▁stead ily ▁down hill . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁five ▁of ▁its ▁twelve ▁inf antry ▁batt al ions ▁were ▁under ▁the ▁direct ▁control ▁of ▁various ▁Province ▁chief s , ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁remainder ▁were ▁scattered ▁about ▁performing ▁static ▁security ▁miss ions . ▁As ▁these ▁troops ▁hast ily ▁occupied ▁the ▁ev acu ated ▁American ▁facilities ▁at