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Lieutenant Colonel Terry Allen Jr. (center) and Sergeant Major Francis Dowling (right) were both killed on October 17, 1967.
They Marched into Sunlight is a book written by Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author David Maraniss, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for History in 2004 and won the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize. It is also being made into a feature film by Universal Pictures, set for release in 2013.
The book centers around the Battle of Ong Thanh and a protest at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Date October 17, 1967
Location Ong Thanh Stream, Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam
Result Viet Cong victory.
Casualties and losses
Total casualties:
64 killed,
2 missing,
75 wounded. Total casualties: Unknown (U.S. claim: 103 dead)
Film adaptation
Both Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman have the rights for making a feature film version of Maraniss's book. Their production company Playtone is very interested in having Paul Greengrass (United 93, The Bourne Ultimatum) as director of the project, besides of re-writing J. Michael Straczynski's first draft. Universal Pictures is expecting to release the film in 2013.
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYhKbBrRHHo"]YouTube - Vietnam War - Battle of Ong Thanh[/nomedia]
Lieutenant Colonel Terry Allen Jr. (center) and Sergeant Major Francis Dowling (right) were both killed on October 17, 1967.
They Marched into Sunlight is a book written by Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author David Maraniss, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for History in 2004 and won the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize. It is also being made into a feature film by Universal Pictures, set for release in 2013.
The book centers around the Battle of Ong Thanh and a protest at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Date October 17, 1967
Location Ong Thanh Stream, Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam
Result Viet Cong victory.
Casualties and losses
Total casualties:
64 killed,
2 missing,
75 wounded. Total casualties: Unknown (U.S. claim: 103 dead)
Film adaptation
Both Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman have the rights for making a feature film version of Maraniss's book. Their production company Playtone is very interested in having Paul Greengrass (United 93, The Bourne Ultimatum) as director of the project, besides of re-writing J. Michael Straczynski's first draft. Universal Pictures is expecting to release the film in 2013.
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