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These are the true events
of November, 1965--
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The la Drang Valley of Vietnam--
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a place our country
does not remember...
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in a war
it does not understand.
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This story's a testament
to the young Americans...
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who died in the Valley of Death...
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and a tribute to the young men
of the Peoples Army of Vietnam...
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who died by our hand
in that place.
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To tell this story,
l must start at the beginning.
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But where does it begin?
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Maybe in June of 1954,
when French Group Mobile 100...
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moved into the same
Central Highlands of Vietnam...
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where we would go 11 years later.
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Maybe the story
begins in America...
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when the army first realized a new
kind of war was coming its way.
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The White House anticipates
a buildup and wants a victory...
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over cavemen in black pajamas.
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We wouldn't be there if they hadn't
already beaten the French Army.
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The French Army?
What's that?
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The problem in Vietnam is terrain--
jungles, mountains, rivers.
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Maneuver's a nightmare.
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We have a plan to use helicopters--
leap in and out of battle.
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They want you
to run the test on the idea.
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It'll take a hell
of a combat leader.
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