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Paratroopers rout elite Viet Cong battalions in South Vietnam
South Vietnamese paratroopers routed two elite Viet Cong battalions in a daylong battle near Bang Lang. At least 56 enemy dead were reported, with higher estimates from U.S. advisers. The clash left 29 paratroopers killed and 85 wounded, and four American helicopters shot down. Brig. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell survived a bullet-riddled sortie as helicopters supported the fight. The 261st and 504th Battalions, long cited by U.S. observers, were among the Reds defeated in terrain southwest of Saigon.
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