Posted on Jun 9, 2015
SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S.
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Dongxoaihuey 65a
Phuoc long province
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
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