U.S. troops clash with North Vietnamese forces in a major battle 42 miles east of Saigon, the biggest single U.S. engagement with an enemy force in nearly a year. The five-hour action around a communist bunker line resulted in four dead and 47 wounded, almost half the U.S. weekly casualties.
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U.S. troops fight biggest battle in nearly a year
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This Week in History, Feb 25 - Mar 3
- Feb 25, 1971
- Congress moves to block widening of the war
- Feb 25, 1972
- U.S. troops fight biggest battle in nearly a year
- Feb 26, 1965
- First South Korean troops arrive
- Feb 26, 1968
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- Feb 27, 1962
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- Feb 27, 1969
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- Feb 28, 1968
- Wheeler says Westmoreland will need more troops
- Mar 01, 1965
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