1:19:02
It's no tribute to us
that it was so easy to fool the public.
1:19:07
We have adopted a plan...
1:19:09
which we have worked out in cooperation
with the South Vietnamese...
1:19:13
for the complete withdrawal
of all U.S. combat ground forces...
1:19:18
and their replacement
by South Vietnamese forces...
1:19:21
on an orderly,
scheduled timetable.
1:19:24
This withdrawal will be made
from strength and not from weakness.
1:19:28
As South Vietnamese forces
become stronger,
1:19:31
the rate of American withdrawal
can become greater.
1:19:35
[Man On P.A. Speaking Vietnamese]
1:19:38
[Translator]
Congratulations to Battalion 33 2...
1:19:42
on your recent victories
over the communists.
1:19:45
We ask ourselves,
''When will peace come?''
1:19:49
And I tell you, if you chase
the communists back to the north,
1:19:53
there won't be any war
in this hamlet.
1:19:56
Help rebuild the houses.
1:19:59
Help the people.
1:20:03
Rid the hamlet of all V.C...
1:20:06
so there will be no more suffering
and destruction...
1:20:09
for ourselves
and our compatriots.
1:20:14
- [Speaking Vietnamese]
- [American Shouts]
1:20:17
Oh, my friend.
[Laughing]
1:20:20
- How you doing? Good to see you again.
- You just get back?
1:20:22
- Yeah. How you doing, men?
- Very good to see you.
1:20:25
How you doing?
Trung, good seeing you.
1:20:28
- Good to see you, sir.
- How you doing? Fine.
1:20:31
Just came in this afternoon, sir.
Been very quiet?
1:20:34
- Except last time, when the, uh--
- When the rockets went off?
1:20:38
- [Laughs]
- Yeah.
1:20:40
Very nice.
I read about it in Stars And Stripes.
1:20:43
That's one of our success stories here,
this battalion is.
1:20:45
We had a real, uh--
a lot of trouble with it.
1:20:47
We just gave, uh,
four bronze stars...
1:20:50
and five Ar-Comms
with V-device this week...
1:20:53
to a battalion commander and
three of his officers and five soldiers.
1:20:57
And we have six N-pac awards...