South Vietnamese in tough battle to regain Quang Tri City from Communists heavy fighting force civilans to flee area (Visnews production number 8894-72)

South Vietnamese troops attempting to recapture the northern city of Quang Tri have run into very stiff North Vietnamese resistance during the last few days of the battle (19-20 July). Both sides are using tanks in the city. The air cover over Quang Tri is being flown exclusively by the South Vietnamese to avoid the possibility of US pilots accidentally killing civilians. Strikes outside the city, however, are being flown by US pilots to prevent North Vietnamese attempts to cut Highway One leading into the city. US advisors to the South Vietnamese are calling Quang Tri City the 'meatgrinder' because of the ferocity of the fighting. Just before this film was shot Visnews cameraman Neil Davis saw three of his colleagues from the American Broadcasting Corporation killed in the fighting.