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This Chilling Story About Vietnam Is Something Every American Needs To Hear [VIDEO]

Battle of La Drang (Credit: Screenshot/Youtube AARP)

David Hookstead Sports And Entertainment Editor
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Chilling footage from the Vietnam war of the Battle of la Drang has been released combined with the testimony of an officer thought fought in the battle.

AARP produced the video with the summary, “In the first major engagement of the war between regular U.S. and North Vietnamese forces, Col. Tony Nadal and his fellow 3rd Brigade, 1st Calvary Division (Airmobile) launched the first heliborne assault of its kind against the North Vietnamese forces. This three day battle resulted in the loss of thousands of lives, and tested the limits of both armies capabilities. It was later depicted in the book and film We Were Soldiers Once.”

The video shows the gritty battle play out in Vietnam as Nadal tells the fateful story of the soldiers there.

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The Battle of la Drang is well known in America thanks to the hugely successful movie “We Were Soldiers” and book of a similar name.

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