Largest DMZ Ground Assault Hurts U S Troops
North Vietnamese forces launched their biggest ground assault along the DMZ in over a year, with 105 Americans killed or wounded and 22 U S troops killed in the six mile by Con Thien engagement. Helicopters were shot down and U S command revised earlier tallies downward amid reporting discrepancies.
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Saigon offers POW release. Hanoi rejects direct talks
South Vietnam proposed releasing 62 wounded prisoners of war on humanitarian grounds, a move Hanoi rejected. U.S. Ambassador Lodge pressed for Nixon policy support amid accusations from Xuan Thuy and Mme Nguyen Thi Binh that the war efforts frame U.S. actions, with Saigon insisting talks should proceed through the two Viet delegations.
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Soldier awaits helicopter assault near Saigon
An unidentified U S First Cavalry Division member sweats as he waits for a helicopter to lift him toward a North Vietnamese battalion headquarters about 55 miles northwest of Saigon.
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