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...Force planes then swept in to strafe and bomb. "It was awesome," said an American officer. "Through it all, the Communists never quit firing. Not one pilot got a free run." And it was accurate fire: during 600 sorties, 20 planes were hit, three shot down...
...prevented the Viet Cong from massing as effectively as they otherwise might, and has made regular sleep difficult for many a V.C. trooper. "It is terrible and miserable," wrote one Red soldier killed at Due Co before he could mail his latest letter. "Airplanes bomb and strafe, and we can do nothing about it. The fighting situation is tough, too serious and difficult. Sometimes we can muster only one platoon for military operations. I am sick almost every day with stomach pains. Drugs are low. Our rice turns sour. We would like the battalion commander to handle this problem. Give...
...country. Red-led factory workers poured out of the industrial district north of La Paz, blew up a railroad bridge, and cut the only road connecting the city to its airport. Ovando rushed 3,000 troops to the area, and two air force F-51s snarled down to strafe sniper roosts. The factory workers refused to surrender, and as the dead and wounded were carried back to La Paz, Ovando seemed to lose his nerve, retiring to his bed and announcing that he was sick. Next day he met with emissaries from the Bolivian Workers Confederation, abruptly agreed...
Siesta's End. First light brought waves of U.S. B57 Canberra jets and prop-driven Skyraiders, which swept in under 800-ft. cloud cover to napalm, rocket and strafe the Viet Cong out of town. Final toll: 161 government troops (including five U.S.), to 184 Viet Cong killed. In spite of its obvious propaganda value, the Communists had been unable to hold the provincial capital...
...Bring Them to Us." The Dominican air force was loyal to Wessin y Wessin. Up to this point he had only watched from the sidelines at San Isidro. At last he took a hand. Instead of a DC-3 to San Juan, he ordered his F-51s to strafe the palace and the approaches to the Duarte Bridge, which his tanks would cross to reach the city. Several people were killed in the raids, which roused the rebel radio and TV stations to a new frenzy. Well-known members of three Communist groups, including the 14th of June, appeared...