14 NOVEMBER 1965 IA DRANG VALLEY, VIETNAM At 10:50 AM, on the 17th day of the first large-scale helicopter borne combat action, Infantrymen of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry landed at the base of Chu Pong Mountain. A fierce battle broke out. Through the day and night, the Americans repeatedly beat off attacks. At dawn on 15 November, elements of two North Vietnamese regiments attacked the outnumbered troopers. The tenacious Soldiers held the landing zone for two days and ultimately forced their

Ia Drang forged the fire that drives the First Team. The Troopers who fought in that valley set the standard for courage under pressure, and their legacy powers every formation of the 1st Cavalry Division today. Their grit. Their fight. Our legacy. #IaDrang #FirstTeam #CavCountry #VietnamWar #MilitaryLegacy #WarriorSpirit | 1st Cavalry Division