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'''Phuoc Binh''' is a town in Vietnam, about 75 miles north of Ho Chi Minh City (i.e., [[Saigon]]). It is on the Song Be River, and sometimes is called Song Be. The town has an airstrip, and the militarily important [[National Highway 14 (Vietnam)|Highway 14 (QL-14)]] goes through it. | '''Phuoc Binh''' is a town in Vietnam, about 75 miles north of Ho Chi Minh City (i.e., [[Saigon]]). It is on the Song Be River, and sometimes is called Song Be. The town has an airstrip, and the militarily important [[National Highway 14 (Vietnam)|Highway 14 (QL-14)]] goes through it. | ||
It was surrounded during the 1972 Easter Offensive and captured in January 1975. | It was surrounded during the 1972 Easter Offensive and captured in January 1975. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:11, 1 February 2009
Phuoc Binh is a town in Vietnam, about 75 miles north of Ho Chi Minh City (i.e., Saigon). It is on the Song Be River, and sometimes is called Song Be. The town has an airstrip, and the militarily important Highway 14 (QL-14) goes through it.
It was surrounded during the 1972 Easter Offensive and captured in January 1975.