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A Note from The Virtual Wall The 173rd Airborne Brigade was the U. S. Pacific Command's "Ready Reaction" Army force and was one of the first large formations to enter South Vietnam. The 173rd's maneuver battalions conducted many of the Army's initial operations in Vietnam, including OPERATION IRON TRIANGLE near Ben Cat 8-14 October 1965. On 10 October B Company, 2/503rd Airborne, was ambushed in the Iron Triangle by a VC company. Twelve men were killed in the action, three from the 173rd's recon troop and nine from Bravo 2/503rd Infantry: E Trp, 17th Cav Rgt: SFC James J. Reilly, Washington, PA SP4 James G. Berry, Barboursville, WV PFC Ronnie M. Duncan, Wake Forest, NC B Co, 2nd Bn, 503rd Inf Rgt: SFC Eugene M. Rick, Coon Rapids, MN SGT Lawrence A. Franklin, Wenatchee, WA SP4 Ernest President, Fort Pierce, FL PFC Ronnie M. Duncan, Wake Forest, NC PFC James W. Floyd, Winston-Salem, NC PFC Harry E. Himmelreich, Union Beach, NJ PFC Duane M. Nelson, Sioux City, IA PFC Wilfred R. Robillard, Manchester, NH PFC Ronald K. Schukar, Vandalia, IL PFC Van Williams, New York, NY

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