Historical Information for OP: Rumble in the Jungle

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Quang Nam Province and the surrounding area is on the south central coast of Vietnam. It is bordered by Thua Thien-Hue to the north, the nation of Laos to the west, Kon Tum to the southwest, Quang Ngaj to the southeast, the South China Sea to the east, and the city of Da Nang to the northeast.

Quang Nam by flat land along the coast and increasingly high elevations towards the west, with the highest elevations along the border to Laos. In contrast to the other provinces there are no hills or mountains near the coast. More than half of Quảng Nam’s area is covered by forests, making it one of the more forested provinces in Vietnam. Forests dominate in the west of the province and along the borders. Nearly 112 thousand acres of land are used for agriculture, mostly in the east of the province. The Thu Bon River system covers most of the province (except for the south-east), making it one of the largest river systems in central Vietnam. The province was split into two in 1962, with the southern half known as Quang Tin Province. The two provinces were merged again after unification in 1976.

The 4th Infantry in the Song Thu Bon Valley, Quang Nam Province. 

At 1755, a reconnaissance element of the 1st Marine Division sighted an estimated 400 enemy 11 miles of An Hoa in Quang Nam Province, and called for tactical strikes onto the location. Results were 40 enemy KBA.

• At 0830 hours, an element of the 7th Marines engaged an unknown size enemy force 11 miles west of Hoi An in Quang Nam Province. The enemy employed small arms, automatic weapons, RPG and 60mm mortar fire while the Marines returned fire with their organic weapons supported by artillery and tactical air. Results were 9 enemy killed, 10 US KIA and 11 WIA.

A reconnaissance team from the 1st Marine Division observes a number of enemy in an area 10 km east-northeast of An Hoa in Quang Nam Province and calls in TACAIR. Results are 48 enemy KBA and no friendly casualties.

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