' s ▁position ▁arriv ing ▁just ▁before ▁sun set . ▁The ▁following ▁morning ▁Company ▁A ▁located ▁Company ▁B ' s ▁ 4 th ▁pl ato on , ▁which ▁had ▁lost ▁ 1 9 ▁killed , ▁ 1 ▁missing ▁and ▁ 7 ▁wounded . ▁The ▁surv iv ors ▁said ▁that ▁after ▁the ▁P AV N ▁over ran ▁the ▁position ▁they ▁played ▁dead ▁while ▁the ▁P AV N ▁executed ▁those ▁who ▁moved . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁Company ▁B ▁lost ▁had ▁ 1 0 ▁killed ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁wounded , ▁while ▁swe eps ▁turned ▁up ▁ 1 1 9 ▁P AV N ▁bodies . ▁The ▁P AV N ▁were ▁identified ▁as ▁being ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 2 nd ▁Regiment , ▁which ▁had ▁last ▁been ▁seen ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁a ▁U . S . ▁unit ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁night ▁def ensive ▁position ▁in ▁an ▁abandoned ▁P AV N ▁base ▁camp . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁dark , ▁the ▁P AV N ▁began ▁mort aring ▁the ▁position ▁and ▁then ▁sent ▁ 3 ▁assault ▁waves ▁against ▁the ▁position . ▁The ▁attack ▁continued ▁for ▁several ▁hours ▁before ▁the ▁P AV N ▁with d rew ▁leaving ▁ 3 8 ▁dead ▁and ▁ 8 ▁weapons , ▁while ▁U . S . ▁losses ▁were ▁ 1 0 ▁killed . ▁Four ▁B - 5 2 ▁strik es ▁were ▁made ▁on ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁to ▁d eter ▁any ▁further ▁attacks . ▁ ▁M G ▁Pe ers ▁moved