Of the 33,000 books about the Vietnam War, all but a few eagerly sidestep ... 155 killed at the My Khe (4) hamlet. Turse’s book is sometimes repetitive, by design: “I thought I was looking ...

the People's Army of North Vietnam bombarded the US Marine garrison at Khe Sanh in South Vietnam. The siege lasted 77 days and was one of the longest and most gruesome battles in the war.

The Black Lions prepare to leave their base camp at Lai Khe in a search-and ... April: U.S. deaths in Vietnam surpass the roughly 33,000 lost in the Korean War. October 15: An estimated two ...

NVA tanks were also to be used- something that was rare at this point in the war ... Vietnam to the area. By the end of February, it was clear that the NVA were not going to give up on taking Khe ...

The Black Lions prepare to leave their base camp at Lai Khe in a search-and ... April: U.S. deaths in Vietnam surpass the roughly 33,000 lost in the Korean War. October 15: An estimated two ...

Life in a War Zone Then it was on to Vietnam. He arrived in country on May ... Shortly after I reported to my second post, Lai Khe, an old French rubber plantation, I was transferred one more ...

A ceremony recognizing “Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day” is planned Friday in Menifee, featuring exhibits and an address by ...