Battle of Song Be
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| Battle of Song Be | |||||||
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| Part of Vietnam War | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Viet Cong | South Vietnam United States | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| 85 Dead | 49 ARVN dead 5 American dead | ||||||
| Vietnam War |
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| Ap Bac – Binh Gia – Song Be – Dong Xoai – Ia Drang – Long Tan – Dak To – Tra Binh Dong –Ong Thanh – 1st Tet – Khe Sanh – 1st Saigon – Lang Vei – Hills 881 & 861 – 2nd Tet – Hamburger Hill – Binh Ba – Ripcord – FSB Mary Ann – Easter '72 – An Loc – Kontum – Phuoc Long – Ho Chi Minh – Buon Ma Thuot – Xuan Loc – 2nd Saigon – Barrell Roll – Rolling Thunder – Pony Express – Steel Tiger – Commando Hunt – Linebacker I – Linebacker II – Chenla I – Tiger Hound – Lima Site 85 – Tailwind – Chenla II – Cambodia |
The Battle of Song Be began with the Viet Cong overrunning Song Be on May 10, the capital of Phuoc Long province and occupied it for seven hours. The ARVN retake Song Be and pursed the VC for several days without engagement.
[edit] References
Bowman S.John(1989)The Vietnam War: Day by Day. Bison Group, London.

