Red Clay II - (New Articles)
Peter Brush, Editor
Describes the efforts by the US Army to provide the Marines at Khe Sanh with air drops of food and other supplies. In 1993 a monument was dedicated in Arlington National Cemetery to the Marines who fought at Khe Sanh,…
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One of the most sobering experiences in life is the responsibility of leading young Marines into the teeth of the enemy knowing that some of them will not come out of it alive. It takes courage, faith, an indomitable spirit,…
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The court-martial of a Marine at Khe Sanh results in a method of confinement that reflected the unique circumstances of that battlefield. By Peter Brush By mid-February 1968, enemy artillery, rocket, and mortar attacks against the Marines at the Khe…
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The author connects the beginning of the battle of Khe Sanh with a nuclear accident in Greenland and an assassination attempt in South Korea that caused a global Cold War crisis. By Michael Archer, January 19, 2023 (from Michael Archer’s…
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Altoona, PA Nine months prior to the Khe Sanh siege, a battle known as The Hill Fights was described as one of the most brutal of the Viet Nam War. During the Viet Nam War, the U.S. ·Navy kept two…
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This article discusses the operation of the Fire Support Coordination Center (FSCC) at Khe Sanh. The FSCC coordinated artillery fires and aerial bombardment that prevented the base from being overrun. By Michael Archer, from his blog post dated 4 May…
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These stirring poems by a Navy Seabee describe the variety of powerful emotions he felt while in Vietnam, and after. TEARS Listen America and you will hear, The wounded, the crying, the Broken hearted Vets. You can hear him in…
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The Marines at Khe Sanh had to deal with two enemies: The NVA, and thousands of rats. ©2002 Peter Brush Note: This article was originally published in Vietnam Generation, Volume 4, Number 3-4, Summer-Fall, 1992, pp. 94-98. Men who received…
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