Nine died, thirteen were wounded and seven were untouched. ... After three days of no contact during patrols, Hal Moore's 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry was ordered to make an assault in the Ia Drang Valley. ... JFK cautious from the Bay of Pigs fiasco was hesitant to make any moves without a consensus. ... By the time of Kennedy's death America would have 16,000 "advisors" in the country. ... The following day his successor Lyndon Johnson declared "I am not going to lose Vietnam. ...

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• Grade Level: High School