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The Pleiku Campaign was the first major operation for the 1st Cavalry Division.  It marked many firsts, including the first time American combat troops fought against regular troops of the People's Army of Viet Nam (what we called the NVA), the first time B-52s were used as support for ground troops, and the first time true air assault tactics were employed in combat.  The campaign involved most units in the division at one time or another, including the 2nd Battalion 5th Cavalry.  The report was written by then Captain J. D. Coleman, who served a second tour with the 1st Cav in 1969.  Mr. Coleman went on the write "Pleiku: The Dawn of Helicopter Warfare in Vietnam."

The report is quite large.  For that reason, it is broken into segments.  This will allow people on slower Internet connections to download the report without tying up the phone line for an hour or so.  With regrets, the maps in the original report are not included in their entirety as they were too large for any available scanner.  However, the essential information is retained.  All pages are in PDF format which requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.

1. Cover, Foreword, and Table of Contents 2.  Main Body of Report
3. October 23 4. October 24
5. October 25 6.  October 26
7.  October 27 8.  October 28
9.  October 29 10.  October 30
11.  October 31 12.  November 1
13.  November 2 14.  November 3
15.  November 4 16.  November 5  (This section is missing)
17.  November 6 18.  November 7
19.  November 8 20.  November 9
21.  November 10 22.  November 11
23.  November 12 24.  November 13
25.  November 14 26.  November 15
27.  November 16 28.  November 17
29.  November 18 30.  November 19
31.  November 20 32.  November 21
33.  November 22 34.  November 23
35.  November 24 36.  November 25
37.  November 26 38.  Analysis
39.  Administrative Matters 40.  Commander Analysis

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