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Vietnam War: North Vietnam concluded its East Sea Campaign by capturing all of the Spratly Islands held by South Vietnam.
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War in Southeast Asia from 1955 to 1975
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East Sea Campaign
Part of the Vietnam War (1975)
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Spratly Islands
Disputed archipelago in the South China Sea
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