[1] The base was defended by men from 5th Special Forces Detachments A-233 and A-236 and their Montagnard forces and elements of the 5th Battalion, 22nd Artillery and 1st Battalion, 92nd Artillery when it was subjected to a siege by the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 66th Regiment from 27 October to 1 November 1969.

[2] On the morning of 30 October a PAVN force attacked the base but was beaten back with artillery and air support.

[4] The base was abandoned on the night of 1 November and the US and Montagnard forces evacuated towards the nearby Bu Prang Camp.

PFC Michael Norton disappeared during the escape and evasion and was listed as missing in action.

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