The 1st Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division was ordered to Vietnam in the summer of 1965 as permanent replacement for the 173rd Airborne Brigade. Due the war’s rapid escalation the 173rd remained in-country and the 101st was assigned as the ‘fire brigade’ reaction force for II Corps Tactical Zone.
The various infantry battalions of the [...]
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