Battle of Ong Thanh, South Vietnam, Oct 17th 1967.
Battle reports were declassified in 1991, a ferocious fight that shocked the U.S citizen 16 years after the end of Vietnam war.
On Oct. 17th, 1967, Alpha and Delta companies of the 2-28-1 Inf. Division engaged in one of the Vietnam War´s most ferocious fights.
Claiming 64 Americans lives lost, the battle report was not declassified until 1991.
footage on this incident :
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plKRJXh0JuE"]YouTube - Battle of Ong Thanh - Vietnam War[/ame]
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Battle reports were declassified in 1991, a ferocious fight that shocked the U.S citizen 16 years after the end of Vietnam war.
On Oct. 17th, 1967, Alpha and Delta companies of the 2-28-1 Inf. Division engaged in one of the Vietnam War´s most ferocious fights.
Claiming 64 Americans lives lost, the battle report was not declassified until 1991.
footage on this incident :
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plKRJXh0JuE"]YouTube - Battle of Ong Thanh - Vietnam War[/ame]
preview
