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On the recordOctober 30, 1967
In spite of heavy casualties after a five-hour battle, the gallant paratroopers continued to counterattack deeper and deeper into the attacking force, alternately returning to their lines, as weather conditions permitted elements of fighter aircraft to make passes, and using captured weapons in their defense.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Presidential Unit Citation Awarded to the 7th Airborne Battalion, Airborne Division, Army of the Republic of Vietnam.

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