Posted on Jun 9, 2015
50 years ago today, June 9, in sunny Vietnam-land - Where were you?
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Battle of Đồng Xoài Begin!
9–13 June
In the Battle of Đồng Xoài in Phước Long Province about 60 miles northeast of Saigon the Viet Cong overran the district capital but withdrew after air strikes and reinforcements of the South Vietnamese army brought in by U.S. helicopters.
ARVN suffered more than 800 casualties including dead, wounded, and missing.
The U.S. had 7 killed, 12 missing and presumed dead, and 15 wounded.
The Viet Cong lost an estimated 350 men in the ground combat and more in the air bombardment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dong_Xoai
9–13 June
In the Battle of Đồng Xoài in Phước Long Province about 60 miles northeast of Saigon the Viet Cong overran the district capital but withdrew after air strikes and reinforcements of the South Vietnamese army brought in by U.S. helicopters.
ARVN suffered more than 800 casualties including dead, wounded, and missing.
The U.S. had 7 killed, 12 missing and presumed dead, and 15 wounded.
The Viet Cong lost an estimated 350 men in the ground combat and more in the air bombardment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dong_Xoai
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