Khe Sanh

President Barack Obama announced his Inaugural address, on the 20th of January, 2009, outside the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., as the forty-fourth president of the United States of America, and as the first African American president of the United States of America. This was a great achievement for the country as well as Obama with racism and other inexcusable prejudices. During his speech Obama, in a way, comforted America about their past, and reassures them for the future.…

over. The Vietnam War was one of the bloodiest wars ever in the history of the US since in killed more troops then WWII and WW I combined. Marines were the first runners in this war as they fought in important battles like “Da Nang, Huế, and Khe Sanh”3. The war ended on April 30, 1975. Many minor wars so followed like the Gulf War which had Marines liberate Kuwait from Iraq. This war was part of OP Desert Storm which was the largest Marine operation ever. 2000’s-Present…

villages and most of the innocent villagers living there. The war zones were in front of families raising their children and soldiers on both sides saw the damage that was caused due to the war. This started affecting soldier mentally. In the battle of Khe Sanh , PAVN had led a 77 day firefight with US and allies. This left many men severely injured and left most of them in shock as grenades dropped all around them, leaving to push on and leave fellow soldiers behind until there was a clearing…

Before the Tet Offensive the US and South Vietnam were winning the war; The Tet Offensive resulted in South Vietnam and United States victory. Although, the Tet Offensive proved to be a turning point, “Tet and Khe Sanh left Americans with major questions. Could this enemy be defeated? If so, for what purpose? Why fight for a place for eleven weeks when the place has no real importance? How there could be an end to the war where the soldiers could disappear into…

as outcasts and categorized themselves as ones who belonged in the counter-culture. The story likely had taken place sometime in the 1960s – as evident by several vehicles described in the story, a reference to General Westmoreland’s handling of Khe Sanh, and Toots & the Maytals, a famous Reggae band in the 1960s. Jeff and Digby, the other characters in the story - both of whom acquired the same taste of the rebellious lifestyle and shared similar family background. Digby’s family seemed…

General Truong had a sense of unease as the Tet holiday began on 29 January. Although his intelligence staff did not think the enemy had the capability or the intention of launching a major attack against Hue, the general was painfully aware of the city’s vulnerabilities. His division was tough and battle tested but stretched uncomfortably thin throughout I Corps. Two battalions of the 3d Infantry Regiment were west of Hue, one on a routine sweep mission and the other undergoing training at…

this automobile. Soon enough the summer was over and they were back where they started, “…Just in time, it turned out, for the army to remember Henry had signed up to join it.” ( Erdrich 128). They travel all summer long. When Henry was stationed in Khe Sanh Lyman wrote to him just so he could be informed about the car. " I wrote him back several times. I kept him informed all about the car" ( Erdrich 4). He noticed that something was wrong with his brother Henry. "I 'll say this, the change was…