Vũ Văn Giai
From 16 April to October 1971 he commanded division elements in Operation Lam Son 720 against PAVN bases in the A Sầu Valley.[1]: 368 In June 1971 he was responsible for the division’s actions around Firebase Fuller.[3]: 476 In an interview with The New York Times in early February 1972 he and 1st Division commander General Phạm Văn Phú expressed doubts about the widely anticipated PAVN offensive in the northern provinces in mid-February, stating that no major action would take place until March at the earliest due to the need for the PAVN to build up their logistics.A U.S. official stated at the time that he "was just overwhelmed by the problems that he faced in the invasion."[6] On 2 October 1973 he was found guilty of abandoning his post by a military court and was sentenced to five years' hard labor.