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The Vietnam War

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North Vietnamese forces ambush South Vietnamese Marines responding to a downed helicopter.

Aired 08/24/2017

FromKen Burns

The Vietnam War

Binh Gia

Clip: Episode 3 | 1m 43sVideo has Closed Captions

North Vietnamese forces ambush South Vietnamese Marines responding to a downed helicopter.

After North Vietnamese forces shoot down a U.S. helicopter, South Vietnamese Marines are sent in to retrieve the bodies of four American military advisors. En route to the crash site, they are attacked.

Aired 08/24/2017

FromKen Burns

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