ˌɔn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ sˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈoːɹ, ðə vˌiːət kˈɑːŋ kˈæptʃɚd ðə dˈɪstɹɪkt hɛdkwˈɔːɹɾɚz fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɐn ˈɜːli mˈɔːɹnɪŋ sɚpɹˈaɪz ɐtˈæk wɪð skwˈɑːdz skˈeɪlɪŋ ðə fˈɛns ænd lˈɑːbɪŋ ɡɹənˈeɪdz tə dˌɪsˈeɪbəl ðɪ ˈɑːɹvən məʃˈiːn ɡˈʌn pəzˈɪʃənz ɹˈɪŋɪŋ ðə bˈeɪs.
On December 7, 1964, the Viet Cong captured the district headquarters following an early morning surprise attack with squads scaling the fence and lobbing grenades to disable the ARVN machine gun positions ringing the base.