Viet Delta fighters make U S troop hire unnecessary
Three South Vietnamese divisions under Maj Gen Nguyen Duc Thang show improved aggressiveness and combat efficiency in the Mekong Delta, prompting senior U S officers to expect few if any sizable American troop increases there. They foresee more American infantry brigade operations with continued support for delta forces.
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The weekly Allied casualty report lists 302 American deaths and 2,450 wounded. South Vietnamese losses include 253 killed and 789 wounded, with 1,863 of the American wounded hospitalized. Communists killed 50 civilians, wounded 190 and abducted 277. Since 1961 total American deaths reach 22,006.
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