Shelling of Cai Lay schoolyard

The shelling was an attack on a Cai Lậy District government-controlled schoolyard in South Vietnam on 30 August 1973, by attacking Vietcong (VC) troops. The shelling was centered on the districts of Cái Bè and Cai Lậy, areas of traditional VC control in Định Tường Province in the northern delta. The shelling came about during a skirmish between attacking VC forces and militias defending the district.

Shelling of Cai Lay schoolyard

The shelling was an attack on a Cai Lậy District government-controlled schoolyard in South Vietnam on 30 August 1973, by attacking Vietcong (VC) troops. The shelling was centered on the districts of Cái Bè and Cai Lậy, areas of traditional VC control in Định Tường Province in the northern delta. The shelling came about during a skirmish between attacking VC forces and militias defending the district.