The 1st Infantry Division troops are attacked in Binh Long Province (III Corps), 60 miles north of Saigon near the Cambodian border. Communist forces launched a mortar, rocket, and ground attack against Fire Support Base (FSB) Julie, eight miles west of An Loc. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 2nd Infantry, manned the FSB. U.S. B-52s conducted 22 strikes over the area in an effort to disperse a reported massing of North Vietnamese forces. The defenders were successful in fending off the Communist attack but eight soldiers were killed and 33 were wounded.
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Oct 26, 1968:
Big battle begins in Tay Ninh Province
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This Week in History, Oct 26 - Nov 1
- Oct 26, 1955
- Diem wins referendum in South Vietnam
- Oct 26, 1966
- Fire breaks out on U.S. aircraft carrier
- Oct 26, 1968
- Big battle begins in Tay Ninh Province
- Oct 27, 1966
- Ambassador Harriman sent to explain Manila offer
- Oct 27, 1971
- Cambodian troops battle Communists north of Phnom Penh
- Oct 28, 1962
- Khrushchev orders withdrawal of missiles from Cuba
- Oct 28, 1964
- U.S. officials deny any involvement in bombing of North Vietnam.
- Oct 28, 1965
- Viet Cong commandos raid U.S. airfields
- Oct 29, 1969
- Bobby Seale gagged during his trial
- Oct 29, 1971
- U.S. troop strength reaches five-year low
- Oct 30, 1965
- Marines repel attack near Da Nang.
- Oct 30, 1970
- Heavy monsoon rains hit Vietnam
- Oct 31, 1968
- President Johnson announces bombing halt
- Oct 31, 1970
- Thieu vows to never accept a coalition government
- Nov 01, 1964
- Military and political situation in South Vietnam deteriorates
- Nov 01, 1968
- Two new programs initiated in South Vietnam
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