"106.1999969482422"^^ . . . "11.48333358764648"^^ . . "1116848193"^^ . . . . . "U.S. victory"@en . . . . . . . . "Lt. Col. Rufus C. Lazzell"@en . "1967-02-28"^^ . . . . . "Viet Cong"@en . . . . "Battle of Prek Klok I"@en . . . . . . . "POINT(106.19999694824 11.483333587646)"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "28010917"^^ . . . "25"^^ . . . . . "The Battle of Prek Klok I occurred on February 28, 1967 during Operation Junction City, a search and destroy mission by American military forces in Tay Ninh Province of South Vietnam, to the west of the capital Saigon. A few days before the battle, the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment was brought into the area near and to defend a highway, airfield, and artillery base in the area, and to carry out search and destroy operations around it. On the morning of 28 February, elements of the battalion headed east, and were attacked from the front by Viet Cong (VC) infantry with gunfire, rockets and mortars. Soon after, they were attacked from all fronts as the VC tried to surround them with a battalion-sized force. However, with superior firepower available, the Americans called in air stri"@en . . . "40"^^ . . . . . "US body count: 167 killed"@en . . . "Viet Cong" . . . . "The Battle of Prek Klok I occurred on February 28, 1967 during Operation Junction City, a search and destroy mission by American military forces in Tay Ninh Province of South Vietnam, to the west of the capital Saigon. A few days before the battle, the 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment was brought into the area near and to defend a highway, airfield, and artillery base in the area, and to carry out search and destroy operations around it. On the morning of 28 February, elements of the battalion headed east, and were attacked from the front by Viet Cong (VC) infantry with gunfire, rockets and mortars. Soon after, they were attacked from all fronts as the VC tried to surround them with a battalion-sized force. However, with superior firepower available, the Americans called in air strikes and artillery, and by mid afternoon, had repelled the VC attacks. The Americans lost 25 killed while the VC lost 167."@en . "25 killed" . . . . . . "Battle of Prek Klok I"@en . . . . "12518"^^ . . "1967-02-28"^^ . . . . . . . . "1"^^ . "2"^^ . "U.S. victory" . "11.483333333333333 106.2" . . . . . . "Battle of Prek Klok I"@en . . .