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The
Battle of Ia Drang was one of
the most important battles in the whole Vietnam War, and I believe it
ranks up
there with First,
it stopped the North
Vietnamese in their tracks. Although it was tragic that we lost so many
soldiers, the 1/7 Cav. stopped a campaign to split Next,
the PAVN loss was ten times
as great as ours, even though the under-strength 1/7 Cav. was battling
three
full regiments of determined North Vietnamese. This astounding triumph
boosted
morale of The
most important triumph has
affected warfare even today. In conclusion, if the Battle of Ia Drang hadn’t been fought or had been lost, crucial advances in warfare never would have been made. But because of the triumph at X-Ray, hundreds or even thousands of lives were spared, and battlefield technology has been phenomenally improved. |
Infantryman jumping from a Huey (Vietnam Studies: Airmobility 1961-1971) Click the play button to hear a clip from an interview with Capt. Ed Freeman |