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L. Stuart, Bryan; Hayes, Benjamin; Huu Manh, Bui; G. Platt, Steven (2002). "Status of crocodiles in the U Minh Thuong Nature Reserve, southern Vietnam".
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of the United States Army were captured by the Vietcong during a battle in the U Minh Forest in October 1963. Versace was posthumously awarded the
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It was established according to decision number 11/2002/QĐ-TTg, dated 14 January 2002, signed by then
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were once found here, but a 2002 study concluded that both species were extinct in the park.
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The park covers approximately 80.53 km (30 square miles) with the nearest city being
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stronghold. In 1952, 500 French paratroopers dropped into the U Ming forest to attack
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by American Military and Rowe escaped five years later. American politician
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U Minh Thuong National Park is widely considered the richest region of the
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in the area during the Vietnam War, known as the American War in Vietnam.
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of the South Vietnamese Army patrolling in the U Minh Forest (1970)
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Association of Southeast Asian Nations Centre for Biodiversity
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population, totaling an impressive 32 species, including
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species and 34 species of fish in the park. Both the
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