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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1972
Page
11
Saigon replaces senior northern commander and begins court martial against a division commander as officials acknowledge leadership flaws behind South Vietnamese defeats. Observers say leadership gaps persist from the central highlands to northern fronts, with soldiers disciplined and promoted by merit system’s flaws.
An adviser from Hoai Nhon reports widespread demoralization among Vietnamese troops after defeats north of Kontum. In Tan Canh, the 22nd Division abandoned positions, with troops fleeing or waiting for death as American advisers were forced to evacuate. Similar surrender patterns emerged at Landing Zone English in Binh Dinh as the 40th Regiment lost will to fight and fled.
Laotian government troops have reopened highway 15 the sole road link between Vientiane and Luang Prabang 140 miles away for the first time since January Military sources said a battalion from Luang Prabang linked with a unit from Vientiane at Sala Phoun Xhoun the junction the southern battalion had recaptured two weeks earlier from Communist control
An American source reports Colonel Dat, once believed killed or captured, appeared at home in Saigon on Wednesday. He was a former province chief later confined, then reassigned through a series of jobs before becoming division commander on March 4. The official notes province chiefs are often chosen by higher authorities and may lack combat leadership credentials. The story references Hoang Xuan Lam and recent appointments in northern provinces.
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