▁M G ▁Pe ers ▁sent ▁the ▁ 1 7 3 rd ▁Air bor ne ▁Brigade ▁into ▁the ▁I a ▁Dr ang ▁Valley , ▁but ▁despite ▁now ▁having ▁ 3 ▁brig ades ▁operating ▁near ▁the ▁border ▁the ▁P AV N ▁were ▁still ▁able ▁to ▁mort ar ▁ Đ ứ c ▁C ơ ▁Camp ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁and ▁ 2 3 ▁June . ▁In ▁Kon ▁T um ▁Province ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁the ▁P AV N ▁K 1 0 1 D ▁Battalion ▁attacked ▁a ▁C ID G ▁unit ▁ 2 0   km ▁south west ▁of ▁Tan ▁Can h ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁they ▁destroyed ▁a ▁Special ▁Forces ▁mobile ▁guer illa ▁force ▁nearby . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁June ▁M G ▁Pe ers ▁ordered ▁the ▁ 1 7 3 rd ▁Air bor ne ▁Brigade ▁to ▁rein force ▁ Đ ắ k ▁T ô ▁Base ▁Camp . ▁This ▁would ▁mark ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁Operation ▁Gree ley , ▁which ▁would ▁cul min ate ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Dak ▁To ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁ 2 ▁B - 5 2 ▁strik es ▁took ▁place ▁between ▁the ▁I a ▁Dr ang ▁Valley ▁and ▁ Đ ứ c ▁C ơ ▁within ▁ 5   km ▁of ▁the ▁Camb od ian ▁border ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁July ▁the ▁ 1 / 1 2 th ▁Infantry ▁was ▁deployed ▁to ▁conduct ▁bomb ▁damage ▁assess ment ▁of ▁the ▁area . ▁The ▁unit ▁found ▁no ▁evidence ▁of ▁P AV N