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Bloodied Vietnamese Family Receives U.S. Aid After Battle Near Du Bon
American paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade raided a suspected Viet Cong camp near Du Bon and found a family fleeing through jungle debris. The father was badly wounded, the mother injured, and two children scraped. a medic treated them while a Vietnamese farmer claimed to be a VC worker. They were evacuated to Song Be and later to a resettlement camp as U.S. and Vietnamese authorities assess the case.
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Duc Bon
South Viet Nam
173Rd Airborne Brigade
du Bon
Song Be
Saigon
Thon
173Rd
C Company
Tom Faley
Harrisburg
Wee
Long Be
le van Minh