Vietnam '67: Khe Sanh Patrol

[HuckleberryFun]

Part of a continuing series by military historians and people that were there. This one written by a Marine recounting a patrol he was on in '66 around Khe Sanh. Nice pic of him holding a muddy M14.
What I didn't know: it could get "bone chillingly cold" in the jungle (45 degrees!) and they would wear long johns to stay warm! Also: tigers!

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/opinion/a-patrol-called-king-kong.html

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[Andy54Hawken]

Thanks for finding and posting these articles Huck!
Andy

 

[DirectDrive]

Also, Google "The Hillfights"

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Brutal engagements in the hills around Khe Sanh.

 

[Connor Murphy]

Interesting read. Thanks.

 

[EPS]

Have you ever read this book

 

[EPS]

My mom went high school with five of the guys in Charlie company and is still friends with them today except two of the guys she was friend's with were killed

 

[EPS]

She is still friends with Larry Lilly and she was friend's with the Tim Johnson the guy on the right he was killed June 19 1967

 

[Andy54Hawken]

That is a excellent book EPS...
I've read it once or twice and highly recommend it .
Andy

 

[EPS]

She said that they lots of the guy's where friends in high school and when a few of them got there Draft notice so they all went and joined together

 

[Switchblade666]

My Pops, mid 67' to 70'

 

[EPS]

They had many days of face to face fire fights with the Viet Cong June 19 1967 was the worst day 11 guys KIA on that day they were from all over a few from here in WASHINGTON but alot where from southern California

 

[EPS]

Here is a list of the guy's lost and the panel # and line # of there names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

 

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One of the reasons those guys were put up there was to try to draw out the NVA so we could bring our firepower to bear.
Another was to show Uncle Ho that there would be no Dien Bien Phu at Khe Sanh.
We prevailed, they withdrew and Khe Sanh was eventually abandoned.

WWII commanders against savvy guerrilla fighters.

 

[EPS]

One of the reasons those guys were put up there was to try to draw out the NVA so we could bring our firepower to bear.
Another was to show Uncle Ho that there would be no Dien Bien Phu at Khe Sanh.
We prevailed, they withdrew and Khe Sanh was eventually abandoned.

WWII commanders against savvy guerrilla fighters.

Yes there is a chapter or part of a chapter that talk about some of the commander 's and leader's that caused a lot of the guy's to die with the mistakes they made some of them they gave them a fake name they didn't want there real name in the book or something like that

 

[EPS]

I just started reading it so I'm kinda flipping through it right now reading different stuff I will take it with me to work so I can read it in my down time

 

[Gaucho Gringo]

Part of a continuing series by military historians and people that were there. This one written by a Marine recounting a patrol he was on in '66 around Khe Sanh. Nice pic of him holding a muddy M14.
What I didn't know: it could get "bone chillingly cold" in the jungle (45 degrees!) and they would wear long johns to stay warm! Also: tigers!

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/12/opinion/a-patrol-called-king-kong.html

My dad who was in the South Pacific in WW2 for over 2 1\2 years said when he first came back stateside he would put on a heavy coat anytime the temperature dropped below 70.

 

[johnny bob]

I just read this book and it is a very powerful account. My friend was on the MRF (Mobile Riverine Force) for 22 months including this time frame. I gave Phil a book about the MRF about a year ago and now I wish I could re-read it to see how the accounts mesh.

 

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Here's an excerpt from Men Behind the Trident (SEAL Team One in Viet Nam)
War Story - Men Behind The Trident: Profiles of US Navy SEALs in Vietnam