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The Ia Drang Valley is a valley located about 32 miles south west of Pleiku in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. It is mostly known for the Battle of Ia Drang that took place in November 1965 during the Vietnam War. The word "ia" is a word of the Montagnard, or Người Thượng, people meaning "river".
The Battle of Ia Drang was the first major battle between the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN/NVA) of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The two-part battle took place between November 14 and November 18, 1965, at two landing zones (LZs) west of Plei Me in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam (precisely at the footstep of Chu Pong massif, 25 kilometers west of Pleime) as part of the U.S. airmobile offensive codenamed Operation Silver Bayonet I (November 9–18, 1965).
In its operational context, the Battle of Ia Drang occurred during the second phase of the three-phase Pleime campaign (Pleime - Chu Pong - Ia Drang). The first phase (19–26 October) was conducted by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) Armored Task Force, the second phase (27 October – 17 November) by the US 1st Air Cavalry Division, and the third phase (18–26 November) by the ARVN Airborne Group.
The battle derives its name from the Drang River which runs through the valley west of Plei Me, where the engagement took place (Ia means "river" in the local Montagnard language). Representing the American forces were elements of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division: the 1/7 AC Battalion, 2/7 AC Battalion and the 2/5 AC Battalion of the 2nd Air Cavalry Brigade of the United States Army, facing elements of the B3 Front of the PAVN (including the 304th Division) and Viet Cong. The battle involved close air support by U.S. Army helicopter gunships and USAF and USN tactical jet aircraft, and a bombing attack by USAF B-52s.
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The Vietnam War (Vietnamese: Chiến tranh Việt Nam), also known as the Second Indochina War, and also known in Vietnam as Resistance War Against America (Vietnamese: Kháng chiến chống Mỹ) or simply the American War, was a Cold War-era proxy war that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War (1946–54) and was fought between North Vietnam—supported by the Soviet Union, China and other communist allies—and the government of South Vietnam—supported by the United States, Philippines and other anti-communist allies. The Viet Cong (also known as the National Liberation Front, or NLF), a South Vietnamese communist common front aided by the North, fought a guerrilla war against anti-communist forces in the region. The People's Army of Vietnam, also known as the North Vietnamese Army (NVA), engaged in a more conventional war, at times committing large units to battle.
As the war continued, the part of the Viet Cong in the fighting decreased as the role of the NVA grew. U.S. and South Vietnamese forces relied on air superiority and overwhelming firepower to conduct search and destroy operations, involving ground forces, artillery, and airstrikes. In the course of the war, the U.S. conducted a large-scale strategic bombing campaign against North Vietnam.
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The Battle of Ia Drang was the first major battle between regulars of the United States Army and regulars of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN / NVA) of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The two-part battle took place between November 14 and November 18, 1965, at two landing zones (LZs) northwest of Plei Me in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam (approximately 35 miles south-west of Pleiku) as part of the U.S. airmobile offensive codenamed Operation Silver Bayonet. The battle derives its name from the Drang River which runs through the valley northwest of Plei Me, in which the engagement took place. Ia means "river" in the local Montagnard language. Representing the American forces were elements of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division: the 1st Battalion and 2nd Battalion of the 7t...
Lt. Gen.(R) Hal Moore and Ia Drang Valley veterans return to LZ X-Ray with former foes. Ia Drang Veterans Bruce Crandal - Jack Smith - Larry Gwin - Joe Galloway - Bill Beck - George Forrest - Ernie Savage
ARC 653177 / LI 263.2408 National Archives - The Battle of Ia Drang Valley - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency.
Battles like the bloody one at Ia Drang would spell out the story of the Vietnam War. A veteran soldier reflects. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what's possible. Get More National Geographic: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoOfficialSite Facebook: http://bit.ly/FBNatGeo Twitter: http://bit.ly/NatGeoTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NatGeoInsta Inside the Vietnam War: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/?source=4003 Inside Vietnam: Battle at Ia Drang | National Geographic https://youtu.be/iLy...
In 1965, General William Westmoreland, commander of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, began utilizing American troops for combat operations in Vietnam rather than solely relying on the forces of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. With National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces operating in the Central Highlands northeast of Saigon, Westmoreland elected to debut the new air mobile 1st Cavalry Division as he believed its helicopters would allow it to overcome the region's rugged terrain. Following a failed North Vietnamese attack on the Special Forces camp at Plei Me in October, the commander of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Colonel Thomas Brown, was instructed to move from Pleiku to seek and destroy the enemy. Arriving in the area, t...
NOVEMBER 30, 1965 The Battle of Ia Drang Valley This 1965 CBS News special report anchored by Morely Safer looks at a battle in Vietnam that began on October 19, 1965, and lasted for five weeks. Anchor Walter Cronkite began the report by noting that in the previous week 240 Americans were killed and 470 were wounded. The report included interviews with officers, enlisted men, and the widow of a combat casualty
THE BATTLE OF IA DRANG VALLEY | Vietnam War Documentary 1965 - This film is about the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The Battle of Ia Drang was the . Battles like the bloody one at Ia Drang would spell out the story of the Vietnam War. A veteran soldier reflects. Inside the Vietnam War: MON FEBRUARY 18 8P . VIETNAM - Battle of Ia Drang REAL battle that inspired the movie We Were Soldiers. Major Bruce Crandall made over 20 flights into intense enemy fire during a battle in the Ia Drang Valley, South Vietnam, in November 1965, evacuating 70 .
YKTV: The families of the soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War Battle of Ia Drang Valley suffered much pain as they received updates from the front. Rebecca Gell said she had a strange feeling the day she received the telegram that changed her life. From the moment she woke up she felt something wasn't right. Sergeant Jack Gell paid the ultimate sacrifice on Nov. 14, 1965. For that we are forever grateful. This video is part of the YKTV Series produced on the USS YORKTOWN at the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter and check out our website: www.patriotspoint.org/
My experiences in Vietnam come nowhere close to the horrors witnessed by both sides during the Vietnam War, I have the utmost respect for the American Service members who served our country during that time. That said, my trip to Vietnam in 2013 got pretty intense when I accidentally wandered into an off limits area while in search of LZ XRay. I did not realize my mistake until two armed Vietnamese soldiers flagged me down. Armed with nothing but my iPhone 5 and Google Translate, I managed to talk my way out of any potential fines and/or jail time. Facebook.com/EatSleepTravel Twitter@EatSleepTravel So no shit there I was, following two Vietnamese soldiers through the Ia Drang Valley on my motorcycle. I'd been detained for apparently being in an off-limits area. It's April 2013, 48 yea...
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Traveling back to the red-dirt battlefields, commanders and veterans from both sides make the long and difficult journey from old enemies to new friends. After a trip in a Russian-made helicopter to the Ia Drang Valley in the Central Highlands, with the Vietnamese pilots using vintage U.S. Army maps and Galloway's Boy Scout compass to guide them, they reach the hallowed ground where so many died. All the men are astonished at how nature has reclaimed the land once scarred by bullets, napalm, and blood. As darkness falls, the unthinkable happens-the authors and many of their old comrades are stranded overnight, alone, left to confront the ghosts of the departed among the termite hills and creek bed. Length: 67 Minutes Lecture Date: November 13, 2008
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The Battle of Ia Drang was the first major battle between regulars of the United States Army and regulars of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN / NVA) of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. The two-part battle took place between November 14 and November 18, 1965, at two landing zones (LZs) northwest of Plei Me in the Central Highlands of South Vietnam (approximately 35 miles south-west of Pleiku) as part of the U.S. airmobile offensive codenamed Operation Silver Bayonet. The battle derives its name from the Drang River which runs through the valley northwest of Plei Me, in which the engagement took place. Ia means "river" in the local Montagnard language. Representing the American forces were elements of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division: the 1st Battalion and 2nd Battalion of the 7t...
Lt. Gen.(R) Hal Moore and Ia Drang Valley veterans return to LZ X-Ray with former foes. Ia Drang Veterans Bruce Crandal - Jack Smith - Larry Gwin - Joe Galloway - Bill Beck - George Forrest - Ernie Savage
ARC 653177 / LI 263.2408 National Archives - The Battle of Ia Drang Valley - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency.
Battles like the bloody one at Ia Drang would spell out the story of the Vietnam War. A veteran soldier reflects. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what's possible. Get More National Geographic: Official Site: http://bit.ly/NatGeoOfficialSite Facebook: http://bit.ly/FBNatGeo Twitter: http://bit.ly/NatGeoTwitter Instagram: http://bit.ly/NatGeoInsta Inside the Vietnam War: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/?source=4003 Inside Vietnam: Battle at Ia Drang | National Geographic https://youtu.be/iLy...
In 1965, General William Westmoreland, commander of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, began utilizing American troops for combat operations in Vietnam rather than solely relying on the forces of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. With National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces operating in the Central Highlands northeast of Saigon, Westmoreland elected to debut the new air mobile 1st Cavalry Division as he believed its helicopters would allow it to overcome the region's rugged terrain. Following a failed North Vietnamese attack on the Special Forces camp at Plei Me in October, the commander of the 3rd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Colonel Thomas Brown, was instructed to move from Pleiku to seek and destroy the enemy. Arriving in the area, t...
NOVEMBER 30, 1965 The Battle of Ia Drang Valley This 1965 CBS News special report anchored by Morely Safer looks at a battle in Vietnam that began on October 19, 1965, and lasted for five weeks. Anchor Walter Cronkite began the report by noting that in the previous week 240 Americans were killed and 470 were wounded. The report included interviews with officers, enlisted men, and the widow of a combat casualty
THE BATTLE OF IA DRANG VALLEY | Vietnam War Documentary 1965 - This film is about the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The Battle of Ia Drang was the . Battles like the bloody one at Ia Drang would spell out the story of the Vietnam War. A veteran soldier reflects. Inside the Vietnam War: MON FEBRUARY 18 8P . VIETNAM - Battle of Ia Drang REAL battle that inspired the movie We Were Soldiers. Major Bruce Crandall made over 20 flights into intense enemy fire during a battle in the Ia Drang Valley, South Vietnam, in November 1965, evacuating 70 .
YKTV: The families of the soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War Battle of Ia Drang Valley suffered much pain as they received updates from the front. Rebecca Gell said she had a strange feeling the day she received the telegram that changed her life. From the moment she woke up she felt something wasn't right. Sergeant Jack Gell paid the ultimate sacrifice on Nov. 14, 1965. For that we are forever grateful. This video is part of the YKTV Series produced on the USS YORKTOWN at the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Please follow us on Facebook and Twitter and check out our website: www.patriotspoint.org/
THE BATTLE OF IA DRANG VALLEY | Vietnam War Documentary 1965 - This film is about the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The Battle of Ia Drang was the . THE BATTLE OF IA DRANG VALLEY | Vietnam War Documentary 1965 - This film is about the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The Battle of Ia Drang was the . This 1965 CBS News special report anchored by Morely Safer looks at a battle in Vietnam that began on October 19, 1965, and lasted for five weeks. Anchor . Battles like the bloody one at Ia Drang would spell out the story of the Vietnam War. A veteran soldier reflects. Inside the Vietnam War: MON FEBRUARY 18 8P .
THE BATTLE OF IA DRANG VALLEY | Vietnam War Documentary 1965 - This film is about the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The Battle of Ia Drang was the . THE BATTLE OF IA DRANG VALLEY | Vietnam War Documentary 1965 - This film is about the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The Battle of Ia Drang was the . Battles like the bloody one at Ia Drang would spell out the story of the Vietnam War. A veteran soldier reflects. Inside the Vietnam War: MON FEBRUARY 18 8P . This 1965 CBS News special report anchored by Morely Safer looks at a battle in Vietnam that began on October 19, 1965, and lasted for five weeks. Anchor .
THE BATTLE OF IA DRANG VALLEY | Vietnam War Documentary 1965 - This film is about the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The Battle of Ia Drang was the . THE BATTLE OF IA DRANG VALLEY | Vietnam War Documentary 1965 - This film is about the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The Battle of Ia Drang was the . Battles like the bloody one at Ia Drang would spell out the story of the Vietnam War. A veteran soldier reflects. Inside the Vietnam War: MON FEBRUARY 18 8P . The Battle of Ia Drang was the first major battle between regulars of the United States Army and regulars of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN / NVA) of North .
THE BATTLE OF IA DRANG VALLEY | Vietnam War Documentary 1965 - This film is about the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The Battle of Ia Drang was the . Battles like the bloody one at Ia Drang would spell out the story of the Vietnam War. A veteran soldier reflects. Inside the Vietnam War: MON FEBRUARY 18 8P . VIETNAM - Battle of Ia Drang REAL battle that inspired the movie We Were Soldiers. Major Bruce Crandall made over 20 flights into intense enemy fire during a battle in the Ia Drang Valley, South Vietnam, in November 1965, evacuating 70 .
THE BATTLE OF IA DRANG VALLEY | Vietnam War Documentary 1965 - This film is about the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The Battle of Ia Drang was the . THE BATTLE OF IA DRANG VALLEY | Vietnam War Documentary 1965 - This film is about the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The Battle of Ia Drang was the . Slicing through a canopy of bamboo, two pilots make a dangerous attempt to cut their own landing zone in order to save soldiers under fire. The Battle of Ia Drang was the first major battle between regulars of the United States Army and regulars of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN / NVA) of North .
THE BATTLE OF IA DRANG VALLEY | Vietnam War Documentary 1965 - This film is about the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The Battle of Ia Drang was the . Landing Zone Vietnam - Documentary. Lt. Gen.(R) Hal Moore and Ia Drang Valley veterans return to LZ X-Ray with former foes. Ia Drang Veterans Bruce Crandal - Jack Smith - Larry Gwin - Joe . THE BATTLE OF IA DRANG VALLEY | Vietnam War Documentary 1965 - This film is about the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The Battle of Ia Drang was the .
Landing Zone Vietnam - Documentary. THE BATTLE OF IA DRANG VALLEY | Vietnam War Documentary 1965 - This film is about the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The Battle of Ia Drang was the . Slicing through a canopy of bamboo, two pilots make a dangerous attempt to cut their own landing zone in order to save soldiers under fire. The Battle of Ia Drang was the first major battle between regulars of the United States Army and regulars of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN / NVA) of North .
THE BATTLE OF IA DRANG VALLEY | Vietnam War Documentary 1965 - This film is about the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The Battle of Ia Drang was the . Landing Zone Vietnam - Documentary. The Battle of Ia Drang was the first major battle between regulars of the United States Army and regulars of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN / NVA) of North . Slicing through a canopy of bamboo, two pilots make a dangerous attempt to cut their own landing zone in order to save soldiers under fire.
Landing Zone Vietnam - Documentary. THE BATTLE OF IA DRANG VALLEY | Vietnam War Documentary 1965 - This film is about the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The Battle of Ia Drang was the . Slicing through a canopy of bamboo, two pilots make a dangerous attempt to cut their own landing zone in order to save soldiers under fire. The Battle of Ia Drang was the first major battle between regulars of the United States Army and regulars of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN / NVA) of North .
THE BATTLE OF IA DRANG VALLEY | Vietnam War Documentary 1965 - This film is about the First Cavalry Division in Vietnam. The Battle of Ia Drang was the . Landing Zone Vietnam - Documentary. The Battle of Ia Drang was the first major battle between regulars of the United States Army and regulars of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN / NVA) of North . Slicing through a canopy of bamboo, two pilots make a dangerous attempt to cut their own landing zone in order to save soldiers under fire.