Ripcord: July 8, 1970 The siege of Fire Base Ripcord began July 1, 1970 and lasted until July 23. It was the last major confrontation between United States ground forces and the North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War. Stay tuned for more video footage of the heroic 101st Airborne Division Soldiers who fought in this battle. Footage provided by Christopher Jensen | 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

Ripcord: July 9, 1970 The siege of Fire Base Ripcord began July 1, 1970 and lasted until July 23. It was the last major confrontation between United States ground forces and the North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War. Stay tuned for more video footage of the heroic 101st Airborne Division Soldiers who fought in this battle. Footage provided by Christopher Jensen | 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

Ripcord: July 10, 1970 The siege of Fire Base Ripcord began July 1, 1970 and lasted until July 23. It was the last major confrontation between United States ground forces and the North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War. Stay tuned for more video footage of the heroic 101st Airborne Division Soldiers who fought in this battle. Footage provided by Christopher Jensen | 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

Ripcord: July 17, 1970 The siege of Fire Base Ripcord began July 1, 1970 and lasted until July 23. It was the last major confrontation between United States ground forces and the North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War. Footage provided by Christopher Jensen | 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault)

The Battle of Firebase Ripcord was one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Vietnam War, and the last wide-ranging encounter between the US and the North Vietnamese Army before the war ended. Even though American involvement in the Vietnam War was generally supported by the public at first, opposition eventually emerged as President Lyndon B. Johnson passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964, dramatically increasing the presence of US soldiers in the area. Unrest hit a high point after the Battl