Posted on 07/19/2014 6:06:10 PM PDT by jazusamo
Vietnam War: Battle of Ia Drang
http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/vietnamwar/p/Vietnam-War-Battle-Of-Ia-Drang.htm
If I remember correctly Lieutenant Colonel Harold G. Moore unit took the first casualties of a non existent war. Was nearly wiped out as a unit, as the US Military were not prepared to fight a ground war, that had already seen 20 yrs of ground war during the ENDO China war with the French. The enemy was a well entrenched, guerrilla, warfare wise enemy our unprepared Military ran head first into.
They have their own section on the Wall I believe, casualty rate was extremely high. Lack of experienced leaders, troops, not the right gear, you name it, any thing that could go wrong, went wrong. http://everything2.com/title/We+Were+Soldiers
Closest to it hubby got was the USS Midway when they were pulling out the Amb. But I had several cousins who fought, 1 wounded and still limps to this day.
Fifty Thousand Names Carved In The Wall ~ George Jones
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpBiVpSggNs
Nineteen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qal8lrzFs0
I also had a friend who died from complications from the Agent Orange exposure.
Navy Seal
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