1.
GV LARGE GUN FIRING
0.05

2.
SV HELICOPTER COMING IN TO LAND
0.10

3.
SV S. VIETNAMESE TROOPS WITH EQUIPMENT
0.18

4.
SV FIELD GUN BEING PREPARED FOR FIRING THEN FIRED (2 SHOTS)
0.32

5.
CU SPENT SHELL CASES
0.35

6.
SV FIRING CONTINUES
0.42

7.
LV RED CROSS HELICOPTER LANDING
0.45

8.
SV WOUNDED MAN RECEIVES TREATMENT ON STRETCHER
0.49

9.
SV WOUNDED WOMAN WITH BABY CARRIED ON STRETCHER TO HELICOPTER
1.04

10.
SV MORE WOUNDED TAKEN TO HELICOPTER
1.07

11.
SV WOUNDED BEING OFF-LOADED AT DAK TO (2 SHOTS)
1.22

12.
SV MAN STRUGGLES TO CARRY ARMS AND EQUIPMENT
1.23

13.
SV EQUIPMENT BEING CARRIED ON STRETCHER
1.30

14.
SV WOUNDED CARRIED ON STRETCHER
1.39

15.
GV RED CROSS TRUCKS AWAY
1.49



Initials SAW/VS/ES SAW/VS/PN/ES



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Background: WOUNDED SOUTH VIETNAMESE DEFENDERS OF THE BESIEGED DAK SAENG SPECIAL FORCES CAMP CLOSE TO THE LAOTION BORDER WERE EVACUATED BY HELICOPTER ON SUNDAY (12 APRIL) TO NEARBY DAK TO CAMP.

THE AREA IS THE SCENE OF THE SOME OF THE HEAVIEST FIGHTING IN THE CURRENT COMMUNIST SPRING OFFENSIVE. NORTH VIETNAMESE TROOPS HAVE LAID SIEGE TO THE CAMP WHICH IS IN AN AREA FROM WHERE UNITED STATES FORCES ARE SAID TO LAUNCH CLANDESTINE OPERATIONS INTO LAOS.

FIRE SUPPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED FROM NEARBY DAK TO FOR THE DEFENDERS -- MAINLY MONTAGNARD IRREGULARS SUPPORTED BY AMERICAN AND AUSTRALIAN ADVISERS.

DESPITE ARTILLERY AND AIR BOMBARDMENT AGAINST THE NORTH VIETNAMESE TROOPS, THE DEFENDERS HAVE SUFFERED HEAVY CASUALTIES. THE WOUNDED -- INCLUDING MONTAGNARD FAMILIES -- WERE EVACUATED TO DAK TO WHICH ITSELF WAS THE SCENE OF A GRIM BATTLE FOUR YEARS AGO.

WHILE THE HELICOPTERS CARRIED THE WOUNDED, REINFORCEMENTS WERE MOVED INTO THE AREA TO TRY AND HALT THE COMMUNIST OFFENSIVE.