Khe Sanh Military Museum

The North Vietnamese attacked Khe Sanh 10 days before the Tet offensive as a diversion to pull American troups from the south. Because this battle appeared very similar to the last french battle in 1954, the Americans did not want the same fate as that battle. There was a lot of heavy artillery dropped in Khe Sahn. So that weakened the south for the Tet offensive.

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January 23rd 2011
Sat Jan 22, 2011 very early On a tour bus in Hue right now for a DMZ tour. Margot and I arrived in Hue last night after a 3 hr bus ride. It was nice to see some of the country side. It's very wet, misty, rainy - like there has been a permanent gray soft focus lense cast over everything (it's really been mostly like that since we've arrived in Da Nang). Everyone still motorbiking around - just in ... read more

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more

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