Operation Cedar Falls was a military operation of the
Vietnam War conducted primarily by US forces. The aim of this massive
search and destroy operation was to eradicate the so-called "
Iron Triangle", an area located in close proximity to
Saigon which had become a major stronghold of the
communist National Liberation Front (NLF) or
Viet Cong. The operation began on January 8, 1967 and ended on January 28, 1967.