National Highway 9 (Vietnam): Difference between revisions

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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.

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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]].