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At the tirne of the assault there were six ciwilian
ernployees working i.n the c ornrnunic ations roorr] on the fourth floor
o{ the building, Irrrrnediately notified of the Viet Cong presence, they
at once trocked thernselves in the bunker like building.
Two U.S. Marines, standing guard on the ground floor
rushed to the teak wood gate to try to defend it, A 8.40 rocket-grenade
wounded one of thern. However, the Arnericans succeeded in locking
the door that successfully resisted all Cornrnunist atternpts to break
through.

Twenty four rninute s later an M. P. reinJorcernent group
arrived on the scene but found it irnpossible to break through the Com-
rnunist barrage of fire. Two of the MPts tried to get through but were
shot dead by the V.C. sappers who took advantage of the darkness and
the terrain to put up a rnost effective resistance,
To dislodge the Cornrnunists frorn the Ernbassy,the U.S.
High Cornrnand had to bring in troops by helicopters but V.C" fire-
power was so intense that all atternpts to land failed until about 9 AM.
prior to ! AM a group of American M, p. 's assaulted the cornmunist
force through the rnain gate.

VC ATTACK OF THE us EAraASsy

( I ) 02s4h The qall is bteochc,l
(2) Enemy fircs B4O ot the Enbossyts hain sot.
( 3 ) En.ny looks {ot o woy in
( 4) A]US s.cutity afticer fires or rhc cneny fmn o <hurch
( 5) US M.P. CoDe for rescue
(6) US M.P. Fit. ot VC tgn the huildins
( 7 ) OfiOh. US helicoprers try to /ftd on top of*e EdSossv
(8) U5 M.P. /iok. d 5'.ocl to .nt.r tl. Ea6dssy
( 9) V.C. Firc ot rhc /ondinq helicopr.rj
(10) US M,P. Occup/ d domi'ont posirion
(l?)(4354. He/tcoprers iondon rAe Em6ossy
(12)agooh. Th. M,P. hun rh. ldst encny ad col.
Jocobson ki/fs hih ro.nd th. fisht.

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