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Part 4
Phouc Vinh
Village of Phouc Vinh - November 1965
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From the Staging Area in Saigon the 6/27th Artillery moved to Ben Cat near the 173rd Airborne HQ where they practiced firing support missions and got organized as batteries.  Around November 20, 1965, Headquarters, Charlie, Service and Bravo Batteries moved in an equipment convoy, escorted by the 1st Squadron, 4th US Cavalry and elements of the 1st Engineer Battalion, to Phouc Vinh. The troops, however, boarded C-130's and flew there while the equipment moved in convoy.

 


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