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On 18 August 1966 the elements of the division participated in the Battle of Long Tan against Australian Army forces. [5] During the 1968 Tet Offensive the Division attacked Bien Hoa Air Base and Long Binh Post. The attacks were a failure and total PAVN/VC losses were 567 dead and 47 captured and 11 U.S. killed. [6]
The Pathet Lao and their North Vietnamese allies in Laos broke through the defense lines of the Hmong army headquartered in Long Tieng, "the most secret place on earth." " CIA agent Jerry Daniels organized an air evacuation of Vang Pao and about 2,000 Hmong, mostly soldiers and their families to Thailand.
Quảng Ninh, anglicized as Quangninh, is a province along the northeastern coast of Vietnam.It is about 153 km (95 mi) east of Hanoi, comprising four cities, two district-level towns and seven rural districts.
While growing stronger in Vietnam, the Việt Minh also expanded the war and lured the French to spread their force to remote areas such as Laos. In December 1953, French military commander General Henri Navarre set up a defensive complex at Ðiện Biên Phủ in the Mường Thanh Valley, disrupting Việt Minh supply lines passing through ...
Reunification Day (Vietnamese: Ngày Thống nhất), also known as Victory Day (Ngày Chiến thắng), Liberation Day (Ngày Giải phóng or Ngày Giải phóng miền Nam), or by its official name, Day of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (Ngày giải phóng miền Nam, thống nhất đất nước) [2] is a public holiday in Vietnam that marks the event when the ...