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1972: Last U.S. Ground Combat Unit Leaves Vietnam

Monday, August 11, 2025

11 August 1972: The last U.S. ground combat unit departed Vietnam. The last American combat unit was a task force from the 3d Bn, 21st Inf Regt and battery B, 3d Bn, 82d Field Artillery Regt which had been stationed in Danang.

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