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The Vietnam War

First US Offensive

First US Offensive
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First US Offensive

The first major U.S. offensive action of the war is taken, by 3000 troops of the 173rd Airborne Division and 800 Australian troops. The troops are to sweep Zone D, north of Saigon. The sweep fails to make any contact with the Viet Cong.

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