Battle of Ia Drang

The movie tells the story of the Battle of Ia Drang Valley. The military higher-ups in the US army stated that the battle was a success. I would be willing to say that if you were to ask someone who was actually on the ground fighting the battle, they would not come to the same conclusion. The battle lines were not clearly drawn during the battle. Where friend and foe was located was often blurred. This lead to the US force being devastated…

serving with Company A, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division in the Vietnam War when the ground commander ordered the aircraft to abort the scheduled search and destroy mission from Plei Me, Vietnam, to Landing Zone X-Ray in the Ia Drang Valley. However, Major Crandall, having successfully landed once despite enemy fire, assessed the situation at Landing Zone X-Ray and determined the troops were in need of ammunition and medical evacuation. Quickly, Major Crandall ignored the…

many stories from soldiers on how the war had an effect in their life whether during the war or after they survived and went to their homes. During his third tour in 1965, he was the only one who survived from that tour in a platoon of Cav going to Ia Drang Valley. After he finally went home he couldn 't trust anyone and always felt worried and that all people are his enemies that he used to stick a…

First Battle of Saigon Introduction: The Vietnam war was in what could be argued as the 14th year of U.S. involvement when Saigon was attacked by well organized and armed Vietcong and North Vietnamese army. On 30 January 1968, approximately half of the South Vietnamese army’s 350,000 Soldiers were on leave and celebrating the traditional seven day cease fire and “Tet”. In addition to the Vietnamese forces, a large majority of the 400,000 plus foreign Soldiers were relaxing and enjoying the…

however Jeremy Smith (2005) disagrees because of the events of one of the first battles of Vietnam in Ia Drang, where eve though the North had more men “The North Vietnamese lost the battle, but they learnt a valuable lesson. They didn’t have the firepower to match the United States. For the rest of the war they would use the same guerrilla tactics that had helped them to defeat the French.” Smith’s statement about this battle shows that it would have been the largest mistake of the war and by…

WIFE Entry 1 12 July, 1965 I gather the fresh paper from the drawer and my ink pen and go to my favourite place in the sun room, where the light pours through and fills the room. I sit down and begin to write, not expecting a reply. I spend an hour writing the letter and seal it with my stamp. I tell him how we have been receiving news updates on radio and broadcasts through the television, as the first war broadcasted on Television it is very significant for our country. I post the letter at…