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As of 2012, six U.S. states -- Minnesota, Tennessee, New York, Mississippi, Georgia and New Mexico -- have designated March 29 as Vietnam Veterans Day. U.S. troops left South Vietnam on that day in 1973 and President Richard Nixon declared that "the day we have all worked and prayed for has finally come." Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day On March 7, 2011 the U.S. Senate passed a Resolution declaring March 30 as "Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day." At 8:35 a.m on March 30, 1973, the last remaining U.S. troops -- 10 Marines at the U.S. Embassy -- withdrew from Vietnam under the terms of the Treaty of Paris. North Vietnamese troops subsequently encountered little resistance as they poured into Saigon and by 11 a.m. the red and blue Viet Cong flag was flying atop the presidential palace. View the complete text of S.RES.55.IS
An account of the battle, published in the Stawell Times News, details the sequence of events. Just
before 4pm, moving through a rubber plantation north of Long Tan, 11th
Platoon encountered a small detachment of Viet Cong.
Within minutes, 11th Platoon found itself virtually surrounded and pinned down by intense enemy mortar, machine gun and rifle fire. To make matters worse, the afternoon monsoonal rain came down in torrents, reducing visibility. Despite a supporting artillery barrage from Nui Dat, 11th Platoon was unable to extricate itself from the position and it seemed like only a matter of time before it might be over-run. Major Smith commanding D Company, ordered 10th Platoon forward to assist, but heavy fire forced the soldiers to ground and they were unable to reach their comrades. Smith then ordered 12th Platoon around the side of the action, but it was also attacked, along with Smith's own headquarters. An attempted air support strike failed due to the rain and low cloud and ammunition was running low. Smith realised his entire company was in imminent danger of annihilation. Continued |
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