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'We Were Soldiers' Company Commander on Being Surrounded | The Battle of Ia Drang | Robert Edwards

Colonel Robert Edwards was a U.S. Army veteran who fought in the Vietnam War as a company commander of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). He graduated from Lafayette College in 1960 and joined the infantry. He trained with the 11th Air Assault Division at Fort Benning before deploying to Vietnam in 1965. One of his most notable engagements was the Battle of Ia Drang, which took place from November 14 to 18, 1965. He led C Company in a fierce fight against a much larger force of North Vietnamese Army regulars at Landing Zone X-Ray. On the second day of the battle, he was wounded by a bullet that broke his shoulder blade and was evacuated from the battlefield. He later returned to Vietnam for a second tour and retired from the Army in 1983. Interview recorded on November 4th, 2022 Video Credits: Interviewer - Greg Corombos Director of Photography - Jon Hambacker Editor - TJ Cooney Learn more about the American Veterans Center: http://www.americanveteranscenter.org/ Like us on Facebook:   / americanveteranscenter   Follow us on Twitter:   / avcupdate   Follow us on Instagram:   / americanveteranscenter   Subscribe to our podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/americanvetera...