Qualla: Battle of Ap Gu https://qualla.com/battle-of-ap-gu en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:36 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Ap Gu https://qualla.com/battle-of-ap-gu Battle of Ap Gu: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-ap-gu/ The Viet Cong had hung small signs on the trees, written in English: Americans who go beyond this point will not return. It was March 31, 1967, in the jungle of Tay Ninh Province, five kilometers south of the Cambodian border. The reconnaissance platoon of the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment pushed past the signs anyway. Their point man was the first to fall. Then First Lieutenant Richard A. Hill went forward to check on him and was mortally wounded. Within minutes, the platoon was pinned down, its commander dead, and only a radio operator's voice connected it to the battalion headquarters where Lieutenant Colonel Alexander M. Haig was trying to make sense of what was unfolding.

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