Battle for Boi Loi woods drains U S troops in Vietnam
The U S 25th Infantry Division presses into the Boi Loi woods near the Saigon area facing Viet Cong booby traps minefields and tunnels. Armored units clash with guerrillas as rockets napalm and gas are used in a costly five day operation.
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Boi Lei Aunds
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Sugon River
Saigon
Boi Loi
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam
Saigor
Bien Hoa
U. S. 25Th Infantry Division
Boi Loi Woods
Fifth Cavalry
Tempestuous Year Ahead for U S Defense Policy
Washington faces a turbulent 1967 with a $70 billion defense budget debated in Congress and rising Vietnam costs. The U S troop level climbs toward 473,000 as NATO strategy frictions grow, while nuclear arms race dynamics accelerate with ABM plans and Nike-X funding. The draft looms, McNamara defends policy, and broad aims center on pacifying South Vietnam while balancing Europe and Moscow.
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Southeast Asia
Johnson
Congress
Vietnam
U.S
NATO
Russia
America
Washington
Moscow
Robert McNamara
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