Battle of Ia Drang
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title:
Battle of Ia Drang
text:
The Battle of Ia Drang was the first major battle between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), as part of the Pleiku Campaign conducted early in the Vietnam War, at the eastern foot of the Chu Pong Massif in the central highlands of Vietnam, in 1965. It is notable for being the first large scale helicopter air assault and also the first use of Boeing B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers in a tactical support role. Ia Drang set the blueprint for the Vietnam War with th
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1965 battle of the Vietnam War
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ia_Drang
date created:
2004-09-13T21:45:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T05:09:45Z
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