On this day, November 14, 1965, the battle for Aya Drang, the Vietnam War, was rocked. It was the first battle between United States military forces and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). Under Lt. Col. H.G. Moore, the US 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, Air-edged to Landing Zone X-Ray, immediately clashing with more than 1,600 PAVN regulars led by Kol Nguyễn Hữn Hữn Hữu An and Brig. Gene Joy Man. Over 4 days of brutal, close-quarters combat, including a deadly apocalypse near LZ Albany, US forces held their ground with relentless artillery and airstrikes. The North Vietnamese army poured into the US positions and in some areas some fighting took place between the opposing forces. The human cost and sacrifice of the battle is disputed. US records indicate 234 U.S. KIA and 242 wounded, with up to 1,500 dead. Official PAVN records indicate 559 North Vietnamese soldiers killed and 669 wounded. Both sides claimed victory. (Note: the video has no sound as it is original fight footage).

On this day, November 14, 1965, the battle for Aya Drang, the Vietnam War, was rocked. It was the first battle between United States military forces and the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). Under Lt. Col. H.G. Moore, the US 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry, Air-edged to Landing Zone X-Ray, immediately clashing with more than 1,600 PAVN regulars led by Kol Nguyễn Hữn Hữn Hữu An and Brig. Gene Joy Man. Over 4 days of brutal, close-quarters combat, including a deadly apocalypse near LZ Albany, US forces held their ground with relentless artillery and airstrikes. The North Vietnamese army poured into the US positions and in some areas some fighting took place between the opposing forces. The human cost and sacrifice of the battle is disputed. US records indicate 234 U.S. KIA and 242 wounded, with up to 1,500 dead. Official PAVN records indicate 559 North Vietnamese soldiers killed and 669 wounded. Both sides claimed victory. (Note: the video has no sound as it is original fight footage).