Khe Sanh

You 're in the jungles of Khe Sahn. Bullets fly around your head, you look around and see your buddy laying next to you in the ditch only he 's not moving. Your mind is racing but one thing keeps popping up in your head, why did you come here. You wake up but you are still in a fight, only this time it 's to keep warm or find a scrap of food in the dumpster. This is how some vets wake up every day in America. How can we as a society be ok with allowing those people who were willing to lay down their lives for us to now live on food stamps? How can we be ok knowing that those same men and women are now struggling to pay rent (Gina)? How much is it worth to you to be able to go home tonight and sleep in your bed, in the comfort of your home…

AUSSIE SOLDIER IN KHE SANH WAR A deafening rumble of an explosion rose above their heads. The frightening whistling of artilleries and the terrible cries of wounded soldiers filled the air. A dense, misty fog floated through the trenches, adding to the sense of misery that already filled the deep, dark and gloomy jungle of Vietnam that was the “Khe Sanh War”. Jimmy stared at his rifle hopelessly; his spirit was gradually being chipped away by the humid, muddy and mosquito infected environment.…

Whether you are pro-war or anti-war, many lives were affected by the Vietnam War. There’s no doubt the Vietnam War will forever be a known as a debatable war. I continually find the inside information intriguing; to view a personal perspective expands your mentality to accept various viewpoints. Obviously, being directly involved in the war is honorable. Several elements of the war were fascinating, although; what I found extremely appealing were the Guerilla Tactics and The Siege of Khe Sanh.…

is present in the use of diction, in the representation of outcasts in society and in the concern for anti-authoritarianism as a quintessential Australian value. Bush poetry also helps build national character, keeping Australia’s history alive years on. Through the analysis of Waltzing Matilda against Khe Sanh, the qualities of bush poetry can still be found in forms of contemporary storytelling. Waltzing Matilda is a famous Australian bush ballad written by A.B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson in 1895. The…

Village life was peaceful while people were preparing for Tết, an extremely important holiday for the Vietnamese. In 1962, there was a U.S. military presence at Khe Sanh. In the fall of 1967, the People’s Army of Vietnam, PAVN, began to increase their strength causing U.S. officials to suspect that Khe Sanh would be a target. As a part of Operation Scotland, General Westmoreland reinforced the garrison at Khe Sanh and the attack finally came on January 21, 1968 when the PAVN destroyed 90 percent…

which nearly repeated a decade later against the Americans. Khe Sanh was an American Marine base built near the demilitarized zone in South Vietnam meant to disrupt the flow of personnel and supplies south along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Khe Sanh also served as an over watch of North Vietnamese activity and used as the initial focal point to repel a set battle if the North Vietnamese decided to attack. During the Tet New Year festivities an agreed upon cease-fire was recognized by the Vietcong,…

holding with the intent of drawing attention and forces away from urban areas, Saigon included. The only battle out of many that had any significance was the buildup around Khe Sanh. The NVA began moving multiple divisions into the area in the attempts to take over the isolated Marine outpost drawing the remaining attention away from Saigon. The majority of attacks on outposts and in the vicinity of the DMZ were conducted by the NVA allowing the VC the freedom of movement to slip into the…

the NVA concentrated all their effort in the regions around the DMZ – namely Khe Sanh east to the coast around Quang Tri and then south to Da Nang – they would have almost certainly gained all of that territory and dealt a crippling blow to US public support for the war. The Communists had been fighting the US in Vietnam for about four years at this point. The superiority and lethality of US military fires capability was not a secret; and, the air mobility of men, supplies, equipment, and…

The Tet Offensive was an arranged sequence of North Vietnamese attacks on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam. The offensive was an attempt to provoke rebellion among the South Vietnamese population and encourage the United States leave the Vietnam War. Though U.S. and South Vietnamese fought hard to hold off the attacks great damages were done. Despite the damages, North Vietnam did will with planning the Tet Offensive. Because of this the attacks were marked a turning point in…

There is one battle, called the Tet Offensive, which was one the biggest military defeats of the Viet Cong. It was a massive defeat during Tet that proved the major turning point in the United States resolve (Beckett 34). The “Tet” was a holiday in Vietnam called “Lunar New Year”. After a considerable disagreement, the communist leaders decided to launch an all-out offensive attack to occur at the same time as the Tet in 1968. This offensive had started with an attack against the US base in Khe…