From south carolina. Proud, sure themselves, but tested in battle. There were destined for the high country central vietnam. Last week, some of them came home. Their lives were the price of victory and the battle of your drain valley. Cbs news marlee schaefer was there. This is where it all began. Camp onial forces october 19 11 p. M. The first mortar round fell. At the beginning it was simply another guerrilla attack that was withstood by brave americans and mortar yard strikers. Then, decisions are made almost by accidents that turned the for notnto the campaign only the highlands, but for perhaps all of vietnam. The battle of ia drang valley, introduced by morley safer with a special commentary by walter cronkite. Walter good evening. Just six days ago, the American People resulted by an announcement, the average weekly date of the dead and wounded in the vietnam war exceeded the korean war. 240 americans were killed and 470 were wounded. The American People did not know then as the
Then it is on to colton hall were the First Constitutional Convention was held in 1849. Dennis copeland shares the significance along with items related to the convention. We have some original documents on display. This is one of them. This is the registration sheet for all of the delegates. It is a great source of information. It lists every delegate where they are from what state or country, how old they are and which district of california they represent. This is quite an amazing piece. Watch the cspan cities tour throughout the day on book tv and sunday afternoon sunday afternoon at 2 00 on cspan3. Working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. Beginning october 19 and continuing for five weeks, the battle of ia drang valley was the biggest, costliest and most significant yet fun by american troops in vietnam. Up next on real america am a a cbs news special report originally broadcast september 30, 1955. Three months ago, the First Air Calvary Division s
Were destined for the high country of central vietnam. Last week, some of them came home. Their lives were the proof of victory in ia drang valley. Cbs news correspondent morley safer was there. Morley this is where it all began, the special forces camp. On the night of october 19 at 11 00 p. M. , the first mortar rounds fell. At the beginning, it was sibley another guerrilla attack simply another guerrilla attack. But then, command decisions were made, almost by accident, that turned the battle into the campaign for not only the highlands, but perhaps all of the vietnam. The battle of announcer the battle of ia drang valley, introduced by morley safer with a special commentary by walter cronkite. Walter good evening. The American People resulted by an announcement, the average weekly date of the dead and wounded in the vietnam war exceeded the korean war. 240 americans were killed and 470 were wounded. The American People did not know then as they do now. This is a full war against a
Good evening. And th im oliver north, and this is an engine of war. The value h1 helicopter, better known by its nickname, the huey. Theyll tell you that the whoop, whoop, whoop of that rotor was one of the most welcome sounds youll ever hear. To americans the huey meant life. It brought us food, ammunition, supplies, reinforcements. When we were wounded it carried us out. I ought to know, i was medivaced in vietnam not all that different from this one here. To the enemy the huey meant 5 in death. Ets an the gunship was armored with 2. 75 inch rockets and a machine gun that would fire over 4,000 rounds a minute. A virtual shower of zeroing lead. Tonight on war stories, the men who pioneered air warfare, warriors who risked their lives in a strange and dangerous land called vietnam. Rous april 29th, 1975, the end of the vietnam war, and as they hao throughout the long and bloody conflict, helicopters provided some of the most memorable images. The frenzied evacuation of the u. S. Embasy
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