![]() ![]() ![]() Johnson decided against their use because the mountainous terrain would limit their effectiveness (the fact that the use of these weapons are illegal war crimes and crimes against humanity didn’t play a factor in the decision making). Thankfully, the administration of President Lyndon B. William Westmorland wanted to employ nuclear and chemical weapons. military used every means at its disposal to try and protect its fortresses there, part of the failed “McNamara Line” of defense. client state in Saigon-on the other.įrom the end of January 1968 until the beginning of July, Khe Sanh became the most densely bombed place on the planet, as the U.S. military and the forces of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam-the military of the U.S. The 1968 fight in this town in central Vietnam was a ferocious battle between the Vietnamese People’s Army (North Vietnam) and the National Liberation Front (often called the Viet Cong in the U.S.) on one side and the U.S. KHE SANH, Vietnam-On July 9, Vietnam will mark 55 years since the country’s victory at the Battle of Khe Sanh. Tran Duc Binh recalls the days of fighting in Khe Sanh but looks ahead to better times ahead. ![]()
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