Death Among the Rubber Trees.

The article reports on offensives between the U.S. forces and Viet Cong during the Vietnam War in 1967 in the Vietnamese region of Loc Ninh. It states that the communist forces had suffered massive defeat as they ventured in battle around Khe Sanh, losing 1200 in 12 days. It also adds that the fighting in Loc Ninh caused its residents to flee the area, leaving Loc Ninh as a ghost town.