s ▁under ▁ 1 7 ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁with ▁about ▁a ▁dozen ▁being ▁ 1 2 ▁or ▁younger . ▁Indeed , ▁with ▁six ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁La o ▁population ▁under ▁arms , ▁the ▁Royal ists ▁were ▁running ▁low ▁on ▁potential ▁soldiers , ▁regardless ▁of ▁eth nic ▁background . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Unity ▁force ▁supplied ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁man power ▁for ▁Operation ▁Ph ou ▁Ph i ang ▁II ▁and ▁Operation ▁Ph ou ▁Ph i ang ▁III . ▁The ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁Th ai ▁batt al ions ▁would ▁remain ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁through ▁the ▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁ce ase fire , ▁withdraw ing ▁in ▁March . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁In ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁Th ai ▁troops ▁who ▁served ▁in ▁South ▁Vietnam , ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 2 2 , 0 0 0 ▁Th ais ▁may ▁have ▁served ▁in ▁La os ▁by ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁Th ai ▁cas ual ty ▁figures ▁are ▁reported ▁as ▁ 3 5 0 ▁killed , ▁and ▁over ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁wounded . ▁When ▁the ▁ce ase fire ▁ended ▁the ▁war ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁Unity ▁consisted ▁of ▁ 2 7 ▁inf antry ▁and ▁three ▁art illery ▁batt al ions , ▁along ▁with ▁six ▁heavy ▁weapon ▁companies . ▁The ▁Th ai ▁units ▁were ▁organized ▁into ▁three ▁task ▁forces . ▁Total ▁strength ▁then ▁stood ▁at ▁ 1 7 , 8 0 8 ▁tro op