Led by South Vietnamese Lt. Gen. Do Cao Tri, and with U.S. air support and advisers, some 300 paratroopers raid a communist prisoner of war camp near the town of Mimot in Cambodia on information that 20 U.S. prisoners were being held there. They found the camp empty, but captured 30 enemy soldiers and sustained no casualties.
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Jan 17, 1971:
South Vietnamese forces raid POW camp
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This Week in History, Jan 17 - Jan 23
- Jan 17, 1971
- South Vietnamese forces raid POW camp
- Jan 17, 1972
- Nixon threatens President Thieu
- Jan 18, 1950
- China and Soviet Union recognize Democratic Republic of Vietnam
- Jan 18, 1971
- McGovern begins his presidential campaign
- Jan 19, 1961
- Eisenhower cautions successor about Laos
- Jan 19, 1968
- Operation McLain is launched
- Jan 20, 1969
- Richard Nixon takes office
- Jan 20, 1972
- New communist offensive anticipated
- Jan 21, 1968
- Battle for Khe Sanh begins
- Jan 22, 1964
- U.S. Joint Chiefs foresee larger U.S. commitment
- Jan 22, 1968
- Operations Jeb Stuart and Pershing II kick off
- Jan 23, 1973
- Nixon announces peace settlement reached in Paris
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