. . "12 U.S. Special Forces" . . "North Vietnam" . "*Siege lifted" . "The Siege of Plei Me (Vietnamese: bao v\u00E2y di\u1EC7t \u0111\u1ECBch \u1EDF Pleime) (19\u201325 October 1965) was the beginning phase of the first major confrontation between soldiers of the communist North Vietnamese Army (PAVN) and the U.S. army during the Vietnam War. The lifting of the siege by South Vietnamese forces and American air power was followed by the pursuit of the retreating North Vietnamese from 28 October until 12 November, setting the stage for the Battle of Ia Drang. Plei Me was an isolated U.S."@en . . "South Vietnamese-American victory" . . "450 CIDG" . . "33rd and 320th PAVN Regiments (~4,200)" . "Siege of Plei Me"@en . "ARVN armored column of 1,400 men" . "ARVN: KIA 16, WIA 31" . "U.S. Air Force and TF Ingram" . "CIDG: KIA 14, WIA 28" . "US: KIA 3, WIA 7" .