▁the ▁t anks ▁firing ▁can ister ▁r ounds , ▁by ▁mid - af ternoon ▁the ▁battle ▁was ▁over , ▁ 1 3 8 ▁P AV N ▁soldiers ▁from ▁the ▁ 9 5 B ▁Regiment ▁had ▁been ▁killed ▁for ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁ 1 ▁U . S . ▁killed . ▁On ▁searching ▁the ▁base ▁the ▁ 2 / 8 th ▁Infantry ▁found ▁ 4 2 ▁weapons , ▁supplies ▁and ▁am mun ition ▁and ▁a ▁not ebook ▁detail ing ▁P AV N ▁object ives ▁for ▁the ▁ra iny ▁season ▁off ensive , ▁including ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Brigade ▁base ▁at ▁Land ing ▁Zone ▁O asis ▁and ▁the ▁Special ▁Forces ▁cam ps ▁at ▁P lei ▁D jer eng , ▁ Đ ứ c ▁C ơ ▁and ▁P lei ▁Me . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁May ▁a ▁U . S . ▁company ▁rep uls ed ▁a ▁batt alion - size ▁attack ▁near ▁ Đ ứ c ▁C ơ . ▁A ▁prisoner ▁revealed ▁that ▁ 2 ▁batt al ions ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 6 th ▁Regiment ▁had ▁recently ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁ Đ ứ c ▁C ơ ▁and ▁they ▁planned ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁Special ▁Forces ▁on ▁ 6 ▁June , ▁before ▁attack ing ▁P lei ▁Me . ▁ ▁Following ▁ 4 ▁B - 5 2 ▁strik es ▁south west ▁of ▁ Đ ứ c ▁C ơ ▁Camp , ▁M G ▁Pe ers ▁sent ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion , ▁ 8 th ▁Infantry ▁in ▁to ▁search ▁the ▁area ▁but ▁they ▁found ▁no ▁sign ▁of ▁P AV