Last Battle Grim For B Company In D Zone Viet Nam
In D Zone jungle near Saigon a BS2 bomb crater filled with wounded Ameri can soldiers as B Company 2nd Battalion fought to reach nine trapped men. Captain Ronnie L. Brownlee of Odessa Texas described the strain of war and longing for home as platoons pressed through 200 feet of peril. Private and sergeants recounted overwhelming fire, grenades, and a brutal night battle with Viet Cong as medics and soldiers struggled to survive and push to safety.
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Marines Hold Off Viet Cong In Jungle Battle Report
A company and air support fought to evacuate wounded after a Viet Cong assault near a bomb crater. An Air Force helicopter lowered a stretcher basket through a shaft cut by BS2 bombs as jets and armed helicopters pounded the jungle fortress. Company commander Brownlee led the pullback to the patrol base amid lingering fire.
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Fulbright Urges Honest Debate to Forge Viet Nam Consensus
Senator J W Fulbright head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says controversy in Viet Nam policy can yield a true national consensus. He argues hearings reveal real differences, strengthen U S policy, and help prevent potential China U S conflict through understanding the Chinese people and leaders.
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Viet Nam
Fulbright
Fulbricht
China
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