More U.S. Troops Land In Vietnam
cvz. Pro, SAIGON, January 18. The United States poured nearly 9000 combat troops into Vietnam today' in preparation for possible increasingly bitter fighting against the Communists in the months ahead.
About 4500 Marines the Ist Regiment landed by amphibious vehicles at Chu Lai, 62 miles south of the huge Da Nang air base. At the same time, more than 4000 soldiers of the 25th Infantry division’s second brigade came ashore on the sandy beaches of Vung Tau. 30 miles south-west of Saigon.
The Marines landed in an area where Communist pressure at the moment is considered possibly greater than at any other point in the country
North Vietnamese regi- ! meats are believed to be in | ithe area. Including the newly arrived 'units the United States has I nearly 210.000 men in VietInam already. > The 25th division infantrymen. from Hawaii, were greeted by General William Westimoreland, commander of (United States forces ir VietInam, an Army band and lovely young Vietnamese girls. They will be stationed at
Bien Hoa, 12 miles north of Saigon. Battle Front On the battle front the Viet Cong early today mortared an American military compound in Quang Ngai city, about 325 miles north of Saigon. However, the shells dropped I
on a nearby Vietnamese orphanage, wounding five children and three civilian caretakers. Authorities said the attack lasted only five minutes, but nine mortar rounds hit the orphanage.
More Propaganda The United States today intensified a propaganda campaign to persuade Viet Cong guerrillas to cross over to the South Vietnam Government side.
American aircraft trday begain dropping leaflets and safe-conduct passes to the guerrillas in an effort to convince them to lay down their arms on the eve of the New Year cease-fire. An American Embassy spokesman said 150 million leaflets will be dropped by next Thursday, calling on the guerrillas to rally to the Government in time to spend the holiday with their families. “All the planes came back' with bullet holes in them.’’ I
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 30962, 19 January 1966, Page 17
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