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(New page: '''National Highway 19'''', in Vietnam, runs westward from the seaport of Qui Nhon, thorough the Central Highlands to Pleiku, Along the highway is Mang Yang Pass, where a...)
 
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'''National Highway 19'''', in [[Vietnam]], runs westward from the seaport of [[Qui Nhon]], thorough the [[Central Highlands]] to [[Pleiku]],
'''National Highway 9''' of [[Vietnam]] is a major east-west road crossing [[Quang Tri]] province. It links to Laotian HIghway 9, and then Thai Highway 212.
 
Along the highway is Mang Yang Pass, where an elite French force, Groupe Mobile 100 (GM 100) was destroyed in 1954.
 
It goes through [[An Khe]], which was the headquarters for the U.S. [[1st Cavalry Division|1st Cavalry Division (airmobile)]]; see the [[Battle of the Ia Drang]].

Revision as of 23:51, 27 November 2008

National Highway 9 of Vietnam is a major east-west road crossing Quang Tri province. It links to Laotian HIghway 9, and then Thai Highway 212.