15 April 1962: Operation Shufly begins Marine Corps operational involvement in the Vietnam War began when HMM-362 with its Sikorsky UH-34s arrived at Soc Trang in the Delta south of Saigon. The Marine Task Unit 79.3.5, code named SHUFLY was the first Marine Task Unit to provide air support during the Vietnam War. The tasking represented the first large unit commitment of a Marine unit to Vietnam during the anti-communist struggle in Southeast Asia. Hear from Marines that were part of Operation S