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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Feb 25, 1972:
U.S. troops fight biggest battle in nearly a year
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This Week in History, Feb 25 - Mar 2
- 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
- Mass graves discovered in Hue
- Feb 27, 1962
- Diem survives coup attempt
- Feb 27, 1965
- United States assails North Vietnamese "aggression"
- Feb 27, 1969
- Communist offensive continues
- Feb 28, 1968
- Wheeler says Westmoreland will need more troops
- Feb 29, 1972
- South Korean troops withdrawn
- Mar 01, 1965
- U.S. informs South Vietnam of intent to send Marines
- Mar 01, 1968
- Clifford replaces McNamara
- Mar 01, 1971
- Bomb explodes in Capitol building
- Mar 02, 1965
- First Rolling Thunder raid conducted
- Mar 02, 1967
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