"Defense of An Loc" falcon Pearl Harbor Historical Association

Pearl Harbor Historical Association

The Tibetans’ mission was to organize resistance against the invading Chinese forces

Lying in repose

With its GAU-8/A Avenger blazing

” but more affectionately known as the “Warthog

"Defense of An Loc" falcon Pearl Harbor Historical AssociationThere are episodes in the history of warfare which define the turning point and change the way wars are fought. On April 13th, 1972, The North Vietnamese launched a fierce attack with approximately 40 tanks and supporting troops upon the provincial capital of An Loc, eighty miles north of Saigon. The town was defended by South Vietnamese troops and a small contingent of American advisors, commanded by Col. William Miller, US Army. The defenders were