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	Aerial Lifeline to Khe Sanh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Before the siege was officially declared over 77 days later, nearly 90,000 tons of bombs had been dropped by U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine aircraft, as well as the VNAE To the forces on the ground, air support meant more than the massive number of Boeing B-52 and tactical bomber sorties.
		Khe Sanh was the western anchor of this defensive line, and Westmoreland was determined to hold the base.
		Khe Sanh would be reinforced on a limited basis, because gradual reinforcement would not scare off the NVA, and only as many Marines would be brought in as could be resupplied by air.
	www.library.vanderbilt.edu /central/brush/Aerial-Lifeline-Khe-Sanh.htm (4106 words)

	Siege -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sieges usually involve surrounding the target and blocking the provision of supplies, typically coupled with, (Large but transportable armament) artillery bombardment or (additional info and facts about sapping) sapping (also known as mining) to reduce (Defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it) fortifications.
		When a siege results in the attackers taking control of the besieged city or fortress but the defensive forces are able to escape, the outcome is characterized as evacuated, and if the attacking force emerges victorious and also destroys and/or captures the defenders, the besieged entity is reckoned as having fallen.
		The Siege of Khe Sanh displays typical features of modern sieges, as the defender has greater capacity to withstand siege, the attacker's main aim is to bottle operational forces, or create a strategic distraction, rather than take a siege to conclusion.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/si/siege.htm (4429 words)

	Siege
		A siege is a prolonged military blockade and assault of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
		A siege tower could also be used: a substantial structure built as high, or higher than the walls, it allowed the attackers to fire down upon the defenders and also advance troops to the wall with less danger than using ladders.
		Although siege warfare had moved out from an urban setting because city walls had become ineffective against modern weapons, trench warfare was nonetheless able to utilize many of the techniques of siege warfare in its prosecution (sapping, mining, barrage and, of course, attrition) but on a much larger scale and on a greatly extended front.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/si/siege.html (3719 words)

	Battle of Khe Sanh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The origin of the Khe Sanh Combat Base was an airstrip constructed in September 1962 outside the town of Khe Sanh, about 7 miles from the Laotian border.
		This would force the PAVN to attack Khe Sanh in order to re-open the trail, resulting in a set-piece battle of the sort the French had hoped to fight at Dien Bien Phu a decade earlier.
		Khe Sanh itself was abandoned on June 23, 1968 since it no longer had any military value.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Khe_Sanh (1354 words)

	109th Quartermaster Company (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The defense of Khe Sanh was very much both a joint and combined effort by various American and South Vietnamese forces.
		Khe Sanh was the western anchor of this defensive line.
		Westmoreland ruled out abandonment because a presence at Khe Sanh blocked the ability of the North Vietnamese to circumvent the DMZ barrier and bring the war into the populated coastal plain.
	www.library.vanderbilt.edu /central/brush/109th-Quartermaster-Khe-Sanh.htm (2068 words)

	Airpower at Khe Sanh--August 1998
		The first four raids at Khe Sanh resulted in many secondary explosions and fires in the area near the defensive perimeter, proof that the enemy was still using his safety zone tactics.
		Second, the forces he had allowed to be decimated around Khe Sanh could have been employed to far greater advantage in support of the Tet offensive, which proved to be an unmitigated military disaster for the Communists, who suffered an estimated 45,000 casualties.
		Unfortunately for the United States, Khe Sanh and Tet inexplicably were perceived by press and the public to be defeats.
	www.afa.org /magazine/Aug1998/0898khesanh.asp (3392 words)

	sanchoi_15
		Khe Sanh is a tiny village in Central Vietnam.
		Khe Sanh were further protected by heavy artillery, as far as the 7th Fleet from the Pacific ocean, helicopters, jets, and the fleet of B-52 bombers that could level the whole city in seconds.
		Khe Sanh is now just a small footnote in the long and war-ridden history of Vietnam.
	www.angelfire.com /ks3/hodacduy0/sanchoi/sanchoi_15.htm (1247 words)

	Siege of Khe Sanh
		Located a few miles from the borders of North Vietnam and Laos, Khe Sanh was heavily fortified in late '67 by Gen. William Westmoreland, and designed to carry out reconnaissance attacks on the Ho Chi Minh trail and enemy supply lines from the north.
		The sudden massive siege of Khe Sanh stunned the nation, and reminded many Americans, including the Johnson administration, of the humiliating defeat of the French at Dienbienphu fourteen years earlier.
		The actions around Khe Sanh Combat Base, when flashed to the world, touched off a political and public uproar as to whether or not the position should be held.
	www.vietnam-war.info /battles/siege_of_khe_sanh.php (1699 words)

	Battlefield:Vietnam \| History
		Khe Sanh was one of the most remote outposts in Vietnam, but by January 1968, even President Lyndon Johnson had taken a personal interest in the base.
		With Khe Sanh facing a full-scale siege by the North Vietnamese Army, the question was being asked: Should the base be held, or should it be quietly abandoned?
		On the morning of January 21, 1968, NVA forces launched the awaited attack, and the siege of Khe Sanh had begun.
	www.pbs.org /battlefieldvietnam/khe/index.html (161 words)

	SIEGE
		Khe Sanh, like Dien Bien Phu, was largely surrounded by hills; however, the latter was at the bottom of a valley while Khe Sanh was situated on a plateau which provided some measure of defensive advantage.
		The importance of Khe Sanh and its outposts to the United States was the defenders’ role in interdicting and monitoring movement through the Rao Quang River Valley and Route 9, into Quang Tri Province.
		Khe Sanh veterans returning there today would recognize the calm atmosphere provided by Dong Tri Mountain northeast of the plateau; and the ghosts of Khe Sanh would quietly whisper the memories which some will never forget.
	www.willpete.com /siege.htm (2767 words)

	The Vietnam War > University Without Walls Spring 2004
		Khe Sanh is a village in a valley in northwestern Quang Tri province.
		In April of 1967 PAVN troops began an attack on Khe Sanh from fortified positions in the nearby hills.
		Operation Pegasus, using 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), Marine, and ARVN units, broke the siege of Khe Sanh by reopening Route 9 from Ca Lu in mid-April of 1968.
	www2.skidmore.edu /uww/vietnam/khe_sanh.htm (275 words)

	"Khe Sanh" - Part 1
		Although the purpose of this article is to recount ADA unit involvement during the siege of Khe Sanh, it is important to note that some of the heaviest combat engagements of 1967-68 took place in and around the hill at Con Thien.
		I was ordered to Khe Sanh with three enlisted men, Private First Class Arthur Mortman from my platoon and two others from the attached Quad 50s (Golf Battery, 65th Artillery), to relieve the commanding officer of the Duster and Quad 50 sections.
		It was what Khe Sanh had instead of a V-ring, the exact, predictable object of the mortars and rockets hidden in the surrounding hills, the sure target of the big Russian and Chinese guns lodged in the side of CoRoc Ridge, eleven kilometers away across the Laotian border.
	members.aol.com /lilc22197/khe_sanh.htm (1504 words)

	khesanh
		I was informed that initially Khe Sanh was established to support the radio relay station "Hickory" which was atop of Hill 950.
		I will bow to others who have flown in and out of there while the place was under siege to give me their version of the military importance of same.
		Khe Sanh also another Dien Bien Phu for U.S. The former airstrip taken from the hill at the West end of Khe Sanh.
	www.hmm-364.org /khesanh.html (1114 words)

	VO-67 Association - Khe Sanh Page
		One of the surviving Chaplains from the siege, the Reverend Ray Stubbe wrote a letter to a member of a VO-67 crew member that: "Indeed, were it not for those of you that inserted these sensors, I probably would not be writing this letter or have been able to talk to you when you called.
		The exact number of North Vietnamese that took part in the siege of Khe Sanh vary, but most agree there were upwards of 20,000 NVA troops supported by tanks and anti-aircraft weapons.
		Although no official recognition has ever been given to the squadron for its actions at Khe Sanh, VO-67 is indeed proud of the role it played in helping lift the siege.
	www.vo-67.org /vo67_khe_sanh.html (544 words)

	CHronology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Analysts also noticed that many of the North Vietnamese weren't continuing their march to the south -- they were stopping and moving into the mountains of eastern Laos, directly across the border from Khe Sanh.
		Also on the 21st, Khe Sanh village was attacked by the North Vietnamese 66th regiment.
		Khe sanh was still being shelled and patrols were still being ambushed, but officially the "siege" was over.
	iml.jou.ufl.edu /PROJECTS/STUDENTS/ZEHNER/CHRONO.HTM (687 words)

	The Withdrawal from Khe Sanh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		However, since the purpose of the base had been to serve as a center for anti-infiltration activity before the siege, some senior officers hinted that a continued American presence at Khe Sanh was likely.
		The base chaplain at Khe Sanh noted in his diary, "The general attitude of people in the base is that it is wrong to abandon the base after fighting so long for it."
		The Marines who had fought at Khe Sanh were furious, with one of the battalions "almost in open revolt" over the decision.
	www.thehistorynet.com /vn/blwithdrawalfromkhesanh/index1.html (1390 words)

	Vets With A Mission - Marines - Grunts - Personal Accounts - Small Unit Action 1966
		Siege of Khe Sanh Begins: Heavy mortar, 122mm rocket, and artillery fire pound Khe Sanh, along with intense, heavy small arms fire from the tree lines, and NVA human wave attacks which are turned back.
		Khe Sanh was taking a beating, but defenders were holding onto the Plateau, because massive around the clock air support, up to, and including, B52 strikes, holding the NVA pretty much at bay less than 1/4 mile from the perimeter.
		Khe Sanh, still under heavy attacks needed desperately to be re-supplied on a large scale with ammunition, medical supplies, food, and reinforcements to give it's defenders a little relief.
	www.vwam.com /vets/marines/personal_accounts/KhaSanhreport.htm (5151 words)

	Foreign Affairs - Book Review - Valley of Decision: The Siege of Khe Sanh - John Prados and Ray W. Stubbe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Valley of Decision: The Siege of Khe Sanh.
		Led by General Vo Nguyen Giap, the Viet Minh responded to the challenge and was soon laying siege to the French garrison, putting it under almost constant artillery bombardment.
		After Windrow it is worth reading another excellent account of a siege that took place 14 years later not far from the Laos-Vietnam border at Khe Sanh, where the communists used similar tactics.
	www.foreignaffairs.org /20050301fabook84229b/john-prados-ray-w-stubbe/valley-of-decision-the-siege-of-khe-sanh.html?mode=print (309 words)

	The Tet Offensive
		Two NVA divisions- the 325th and the 304th were spotted moving into the Khe Sanh area and a third was positioning itself along Rout#9 where it would be able to intercept reinforcements coming in from Quang Tn.
		The two NVA divisions near Khe Sanh had fought at Dien Bien Phu and the warning was clear Westmoreland picked up the gauntlet and began to reinforce the base despite predictions of upcoming bad weather which could hinder air support and interfere with vital supply planes.
		The electronic sensors around the besieged fire-base at Khe Sanh warned of enemy preparations to assault the entrenched positions on Hill 881, which was outside the main camp.
	members.fortunecity.com /stalinmao/Vietnam/VietnamWar/tet.html (3822 words)

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		Khe Sanh p.2 Jones, Bruce E. War Without Windows: A True Account of a Young Army Officer Trapped in an Intelligence Cover-Up in Vietnam.
		Prados, John, & Stubbe, Ray W. Valley of Decision: The Siege of the Khe Sanh.
		Khe Sanh, Analysis of Enemy Positions and Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Weapons Systems Against Enemy Fortifications.
	www.ibiblio.org /pub/academic/history/marshall/military/mil_hist_inst/v/viet6c.asc (1216 words)

	Battlefield Vietnam Game Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The first is Khe Sanh itself (control point #1) in the north, with an F4 and an A7 on the runway.
		The NVA should concentrate on overrunning Khe Sanh as soon as possible, and should further concentrate on the defense of their own airfield (#2).
		Directly to the west of Khe Sanh's helipads (the direction you will be bringing the spawn from anyway) are several bunkers that provide dark shadows.
	www.gamespot.com /features/6093619/p-16.html (1178 words)

	COSMIC BASEBALL ASSOCIATION-1987 Khe Sanh Commanders
		In one sense, the battle of Khe Sanh in the province of Quang Tri in the country of Vietnam, remains a microcosm of the ambiguities so prevalent at the time, both in Vietnam and in the United States.
		Given the tactical importance of artillery fire power during the siege of Khe Sanh, Hennelly's guns were a critical factor in the defense of the Base.
		Khe Sanh was Col. Lownds' first Vietnam assignment and he remained in command of the 26th Marines through the siege.
	www.cosmicbaseball.com /87kc.html (3483 words)

	This article was published in Khe Sanh Veteran
		During the 77 day siege of Khe Sanh in 1968, over 8,000 tons of supplies and equipment were dropped in support of the 26th Marines stationed at the outpost.
		April 1967 saw bitter fighting around Khe Sanh between the Marines and NVA forces, illustrating the seriousness with which both sides viewed the area.
		Peter Brush was with a Marine heavy mortar battery on the ground at Khe Sanh during the siege.
	www103.pair.com /adsd/riggers/main3.html (3139 words)

	Colloquium on Contemporary History, Seminar 4
		Located near the village of Khe Sanh, the combat base sat atop a large hill mass that dominated a major highway leading into southern Laos and the enemy's north-south infiltration route, the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
		Before the eyes of the Marines at Khe Sanh, an entire tract one kilometer wide and two kilometers in length would dissolve in geysers of earth and smoke as the bombs detonated.
		As single manager he would be able to obtain the greatest efficiency and economy of force in apportioning air power among targets at Khe Sanh, in the northern provinces of South Vietnam, throughout the rest of that country, and in the adjacent portions of southern Laos and North Vietnam.
	www.history.navy.mil /colloquia/cch4e.htm (2740 words)

	FOXNews.com - The Siege of Khe Sanh - Oliver North \| War Stories
		Khe Sanh was the scene of one of the most ferocious and controversial battles of the Vietnam War.
		The military commanders decided to abandon the base after the siege was broken, leaving many of the Marines and soldiers who defended it extremely bitter.
		And we even return to Vietnam with one of the Marines who served at Khe Sanh as he returns to the hills of Khe Sanh 32 years later, to the very bunker he lived in for those 77 days under siege.
	www.foxnews.com /story/0,2933,37140,00.html (521 words)

	Hotelz Asia - Vietnam, Khe Sanh firebase
		In January 1968 North Vietnamese forces commenced a 75 day siege of Khe Sanh, although an expected North Vietnamese offensive never came and the base was eventually abandoned by the Americans in July 1968.
		The museum has a collection of guns, mines and other ordnance and a display of photographs which tell the story of the siege of Khe Sanh with sprinklings of propaganda.
		Khe Sanh firebase and nearby Khe Sanh town are accessible by road and best visited with a guide.
	www.hotelzasia.com /khesanh.htm (636 words)

	Khe Sanh Bomb Damage
		The label on the back says: 104677 USAF U.S. Air Force B-52s crisscrossed the countryside around the embattled outpost of Khe Sanh, Vietnam, leaving the entire area interwoven with geometrical patterns of pock marks.
		In this region NW of Khe Sanh, it was believed that either two or three (I don't have my books out to crosscheck) NVA Divisions were massing to eventually overrun the Marine base with it's 4,000 defenders and create the American Dien Bien Phu that would drive us out of the war.
		During the 70+day siege of Khe Sanh that followed TET-68, the NVA suffered tens of thousands of casualties within the region covered by this picture.
	www.tlc-brotherhood.org /khe_sanh.htm (517 words)

	Amazon.com: Valley of Decision: The Siege of Khe Sanh: Books: John Prados,Ray W. Stubbe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The battle for the American combat base called Khe Sanh, in the northernmost province of South Vietnam, is one of the more coherent and fathomable developments in the bewildering complications of the Vietnam War.
		Here is the definitive history of Khe Sanh, built on interviews, documentary research and the personal experiences of one of the authors.
		Most of the narrative deals with the siege, but Stubbe, chaplain to Marines at the Khe Sanh, and Prados (Keeper of the Keys: A History of the National Security Council from Truman to Bush) also dramatize relevant discussions at the White House, the Pentagon and U.S. military headquarters in Saigon.
	www.amazon.com /Valley-Decision-Siege-Khe-Sanh/dp/1591146968 (1541 words)

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