29K views · 2.5K reactions | Ia Drang Valley, November 1965 — Major Bruce P. Crandall’s UH-1D Huey lifts skyward after dropping soldiers into one of the fiercest battles of the Vietnam War. A moment where courage took flight, and history was written in fire and sacrifice. " #VietnamWar #IaDrangValley #HueyHelicopter #BrothersInArms #NeverForget #HeroesOfVietnam | Lily's | Facebook

14 NOVEMBER 1965 IA DRANG VALLEY, VIETNAM At 10:50 AM, on the 17th day of the first large-scale helicopter borne combat action, Infantrymen of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry landed at the base of Chu Pong Mountain. A fierce battle broke out. Through the day and night, the Americans repeatedly beat off attacks. At dawn on 15 November, elements of two North Vietnamese regiments attacked the outnumbered troopers. The tenacious Soldiers held the landing zone for two days and ultimately forced their

17K views · 2.1K reactions | The Battle at Ia Drang Valley Vietnam. At the battles at LZ X-Ray and LZ Albany, 234 men were killed and more than 250 were wounded in a period of four days | The Giant Killer | Facebook