Qualla: Battle of Prek Klok I https://qualla.com/battle-of-prek-klok-i 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 Prek Klok I https://qualla.com/battle-of-prek-klok-i Battle of Prek Klok I: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-prek-klok-i/ Company B never reached the Prek Klok stream. On the morning of February 28, 1967, Captain Donald S. Ulm led his men east from their overnight position along Route 4 in Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, pushing through jungle so thick that fallen trees blocked their path every 50 to 75 meters. Two and a half kilometers ahead lay their objective -- a modest waterway they had been ordered to reconnoiter as part of Operation Junction City, the largest American military operation of the Vietnam War to that point. Instead, a little over a kilometer into the march, the jungle erupted in gunfire, and what followed was five hours of fighting in which colored smoke grenades, Huey helicopters, and cluster bombs delivered at treetop level became the thin line between survival and annihilation.

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]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/6/5/9/battle-of-prek-klok-i-wp/w659-battle-of-prek-klok-i-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Prek Klok I: Junction City and the Road to Prek Klok https://qualla.com/battle-of-prek-klok-i/ Operation Junction City launched in February 1967 as a massive search and destroy campaign across War Zone C, a Viet Cong stronghold in Tay Ninh Province northwest of Saigon. The 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment -- the 1/16th Infantry -- arrived on February 23, airlifted fro...

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]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/6/5/9/battle-of-prek-klok-i-wp/w659-battle-of-prek-klok-i-junction-city-and-the-road-to-prek-klok.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Prek Klok I: Ambush in the Tangled Green https://qualla.com/battle-of-prek-klok-i/ At 08:00 on February 28, Company B stepped out in two columns, the 3rd Platoon leading, followed by the 2nd and 1st. Cloverleaf patrol patterns fanned out ahead and to the flanks as they advanced. By 10:30, with a little over a kilometer behind them, the lead element took small a...

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]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/6/5/9/battle-of-prek-klok-i-wp/w659-battle-of-prek-klok-i-ambush-in-the-tangled-green.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Prek Klok I: Firepower from Above https://qualla.com/battle-of-prek-klok-i/ Artillery from the 105-millimeter guns of the 2nd Battalion, 33rd Artillery at Prek Klok had been walking ahead of the company as marching fire -- standard division policy for units moving through hostile terrain. When contact came, the forward observer shifted those shells onto ...

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]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/6/5/9/battle-of-prek-klok-i-wp/w659-battle-of-prek-klok-i-firepower-from-above.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Prek Klok I: The Charge of Sergeant Leonard https://qualla.com/battle-of-prek-klok-i/ When the 3rd Platoon's leader fell wounded at the start of the fight, Platoon Sergeant Matthew Leonard took command. He organized the defensive position, redistributed ammunition among his soldiers, and directed fire against the VC. While helping a wounded man to safety, a sniper...

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