North South Vietnam clash marks heavy losses in early push
A 20 000 man South Vietnamese force suffered significant casualties as fighting along Highway 1 near Quang Tri City and Highway 13 near An Loc intensified. North Vietnamese tanks were destroyed or captured, with reports of retaken Hai Lang. U.S. generals Abrams and Weyand exchanged command while U S combat losses for the week and enemy casualties were tallied alongside rising Saigon casualties in the offensive begun March 30.
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Creighton W. Abrams
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Frederick C. Weyand
North Vietnamese Occupation Report From Hai Xuan
Villagers recount rice confiscation and forced militia service during two months under North Vietnamese control in Hai Xuan. South Vietnamese paratroopers liberated the area in a counter drive into Quang Tri Province as residents were told Hue had fallen.
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