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Believing U.S. Base Deserted Amid Withering Fire
A field report from an American base camp in Cambodia describes a North Vietnamese company entering the base thinking it deserted and coming under heavy fire. The clash near Phnom Penh, with U.S. units sustaining casualties, followed helicopter losses and air strikes as South Vietnamese and Cambodian forces pressed operations along Highway 1 toward the capital.
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Saigon
Alnwat
Cambeutia Werdines
Bat
Prem Penh
Vietnam
Cambodia
Imendere
Tring
Neak Luong
Phram Penh
John A
Dillard
US S. Army Engineer Command
Fran Carte
Madera
Calif
ACO
Associated Presa
David Rosenzweig
Kompong Trabek
Mekong
Rosenzweig
Phnom
Penh
Gulf of Siam