Word: north
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...fought well. Last year the South Vietnamese lost 17,466 men, the U.S. 14,592. As American arms reached South Vietnamese units in steadily increasing numbers, the performance of the troops continued to improve, as did morale. Still, ARVN is not yet a match for its .enemies, particularly regular North Vietnamese units. Major tests are likely in three areas where U.S. combat forces either have left or are scheduled to pull out soon...
...averaged 20 days a month on operations; now, they average 28. This means that men are on patrol, on search missions or night ambushes, almost every day." So far, there has been little combat-in keeping with the recent passivity of the enemy throughout South Viet Nam. But two North Vietnamese regiments (about 1,200 men) are reported to have infiltrated into the Delta since the G.I.s departed...
...DEMILITARIZED ZONE: Far to the North, near the 17th parallel, there is concern as well. By Dec. 15, the 18,500 men of the U.S. 3rd Marine Division will have been withdrawn, leaving the gap to be filled by ARVN's 1st Division. The U.S. Commander in Viet Nam, General Creighton Abrams, calls the 1st the equal of any American division in the country. In line with its slogan, "More sweat in training, less blood in combat," it gives each trooper an extra five weeks of special training, and its combat record is excellent. Though it is twice...
...seldom reported war in Laos ebbs and flows with the seasons. In dry weather, the Communist Pathet Lao and their North Vietnamese allies go on the offensive. During the monsoon rains, the more mobile Royal Laotian Army is trucked or helicoptered into battle and usually regains what has been previously lost...
...Laotians, is illegal. Even so, several thousand Thai troops have been operating more or less secretly in Laos for over a year. They have gone unnoticed because of their ethnic similarities to the Laotian people, and because they wear Royal Laotian uniforms. There are also an estimated 40,000 North Vietnamese in Laos, and perhaps 1,000 Americans...