Tasso (horse) again made seven starts, ending the season with two wins, two seconds, and two third-place finishes. He began his 3-year-old campaign with a three-length win in the Manassa Mauler Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack. He then finished second in the Gotham and fourth in the Wood Memorial, so his connections decided to bypass the Triple Crown series. Instead he was entered in the Withers Stakes, in which he finished second, and then the Jersey Derby, in which he finished third. After a short break, he returned with a win in the El Cajon Stakes at Del Mar. He finished the year
Operation Montana Mauler PAVN killed for the loss of 13 U.S. killed including all of Company B's officers. On 29 March Company D, 1/11th Infantry overran a PAVN bunker complex killing 5 PAVN. As Company A advanced west of Company D it came under attack from an estimated Company-size PAVN unit, the day-long battle that followed resulted in 30 PAVN killed. The Cavalry, Infantry and Marines continued patrolling the Khe Chua Valley for a further 4 days meeting little resistance. Operation Montana Mauler concluded on 3 April, with the US claiming the PAVN 27th Regiment had lost approximately 300 killed. Operation Montana Mauler