Finally after three days of intense fighting the 1rst Division 7th cavalry was being airlifted out of X-ray. The total body count for Americans was 79 and 121 wounded with none missing. Moore estimated that the enemy dead was 634 with an additional 1,215 killed by artillery and air attacks. They were transported to landing zone Falcon and then to Camp Holloway.
The battle was far from over though. The 2nd battalion 7th cavalry that had helped secure landing zone X-Ray was to march to landing zone Albany. B-52 bombers were already in the air to strike the Chu Pong Massif and they had to be in a 2-mile safety zone. No one told them that they would have to fight their way to the landing zone. The 2nd battalion 5t
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