Battle of Ap Bac

A map of the battlefield of the First Battle of Ấp Bắc.

Gate over the roadway leading to the site of the Battle of Ap Bac.

This is a victory monument dedicated to the NLF victory at Ap Bac in 1963. This was photographed in Tien Giang Province, Vietnam.

The map of the First Battle of Ấp Bắc, 1963.

Downed CH-21s and Huey in a rice paddy.

This UH-1 gunship was one of five helicopters shot down during the Battle of Ap Bac

This UH-1B gunship was one of five helicopters shot down during the Battle of Ap Bac

"Aboard rescue craft Capt. Don Toth heads toward helicopters downed at Battle of Ap Vac. Photo by Richard Tregaskis". From the Richard Tregaskis Collection (COLL/566) at the Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH

Two downed U.S. CH-21 helicopters.

From the Richard Tregaskis Collection (COLL/566) at the Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH

"The area under Viet Cong fire, [Don] Toth (middle right) and his party make their way toward the downed choppers. Man at left has slipped in the mud. Photo by Richard Tregaskis". From the Richard Tregaskis Collection (COLL/566) at the Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH

From the Richard Tregaskis Collection (COLL/566) at the Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH

Stamp commemorating the Battle of Ấp Bắc