Vietnam War: The Battle of Ia Drang Valley (Part 1)

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This film concerns the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam.

The Battle of Ia Drang was one of the first major battles between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) (referred to by US fighting units as the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) during the Vietnam War.

The two-part battle took place between November 14 and November 18, 1965, at two landing zones (LZs) northwest of Plei Me in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam (approximately 35 miles south-west of Pleiku). The battle derives its name from the Drang River which runs through the valley northwest of Plei Me, in which the engagement took place. "Ia" means "river" in the local Montagnard language.

Representing the American forces were elements of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, the 2nd Battalion, and the 5th Cavalry of the United States Army. The North Vietnamese forces included the 33rd, 66th, and 320th Regiments of the NVA as well National Liberation Front (NLF) (known world wide as the VC) of the H15 Battalion. The battle featured close air support by U.S. bombers. Both sides suffered heavy losses and both claimed victory. The U.S. lost 234 dead, with 242 wounded; November 17 was the deadliest ambush for Americans in the entire Vietnam War, with 155 men killed and 126 men wounded.

The battle is the subject of the critically acclaimed book We Were Soldiers Once And Young by Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway. In 2002, Randall Wallace depicted the first part of the battle in the film We Were Soldiers starring Mel Gibson and Barry Pepper as Moore and Galloway, respectively. The National Geographic Channel has also aired a program titled "Day Under Fire: Vietnam War" which focuses mainly on the battle of Ia Drang.

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[muuuulkownz]

Hej danskere:)

[liamgrech1]

hmm and joe galloway isnt even mntioned

[Emilvsd]

@Mr100kroner Heeeey du er også dansker! :D

[UDT6Grump]

This decided the ultimate outcome in Nam and set the battle plans for so many future battles. When will we or they ever learn?

[Mr100kroner]

They lies to us! They shot and killed 3.000.000 civilian! It's not okay to lie >;-(

I møgsvin!!!!!

[foleybarbarian]

@kakashi76767 First off his not from Vietnam, Second Stupid fucking american my fucking god im not fucking american you dickhead, I'm fucking Irish, lived in France for 7 years working...

[kakashi76767]

@foleybarbarian ha! that guy owned you! you are trying to tell him what goes on in his own country! stupid fucking american!