Peak U.S. Troop Levels

April 1, 1969

Like Hell's Angeles, the Rat Patrol, and the Wild Ones all rolled into one, the Reconnaissance Patro
Like Hell's Angeles, the Rat Patrol, and the Wild Ones all rolled into one, the Reconnaissance Patro
Like Hell's Angeles, the Rat Patrol, and the Wild Ones all rolled into one, the Reconnaissance Patrol of the 3d Battalion, 22d Infantry Regulars prowls War Zone C with 175-cc motorcycles leading the rest of the patrol

U.S. force levels in South Vietnam reach a peak at approximately 543,400 troops. In June, President Nixon begins ordering the first phased troop withdrawals.1