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Excerpt from wikipedia article
Battle of The Bulge

By 21 December, the German forces had surrounded Bastogne, which was defended by both the 101st Airborne and Combat Command B of the 10th Armored Division. Conditions inside the perimeter were tough—most of the medical supplies and medical personnel had been captured on 19 December.

Firebase Ripcord
On 12 March 1970, the 3rd Brigade of 101st began rebuilding abandoned Fire Support Base Ripcord which relied, as with most remote bases at the time, on a helicopter lifeline to get supplies in and the personnel out. The firebase was to be used for a planned offensive by the 101st to destroy PAVN supply bases in the mountains overlooking the A Shau Valley.

As the 101st Airborne planned the attack on the PAVN supply bases, the PAVN was secretly observing their activities. From 12 March until 30 June, the PAVN was sporadically attacking the Firebase. After weeks of reconnaissance by the PAVN, on the morning of 1 July 1970 the PAVN launched a surprise mortar attack on the Firebase. The resulting 23-day battle between the 101st Airborne and the PAVN was the last major confrontation between United States ground forces and North Vietnam of the Vietnam War.

Excerpt from source "Vietnam Veteran can't forget the Battle of Ripcord"
Vietnam Veteran can't forget the Battle of Ripcord

In early March 1970, the 101st Airborne was ordered to open up the firebase to provide artillery coverage of the A Shau Valley to prevent the North Vietnamese Army from using the Ho Chi Minh trail.

But the North Vietnamese were watching and began a series of attacks. On July 1, they launched a mortar assault on the firebase, leading to a 23-day siege and the bloodiest part of Ripcord.

Excerpt from source "A Christmas Present for Bastogne"
A Christmas Present for Bastogne

The 101st had been rushed to Bastogne from its camp in Mourmelon on December 19 to seize the strategically vital town. In just a few days, the supply situation in the now surrounded town had become desperate.

Lead to wikipedia article "Sociality and disease transmission"
The effects of how social grouping strategies may reduce or increase the spread of disease is critical for the health of large groups of people. Places with large amounts of human interaction have a high risk for disease transmission. Social groups, community structures, and different cultures have different strategies and behaviors of reducing the spread of disease. Animals groups and humans that live in a place with high population density have an increased risk of disease prevalence. Some ways that large groups can help reduce the spread of disease is to have clean water supply and food supply. Also, another way groups can reduce spread of disease is through avoiding contact with individuals in the community that are ill.