Tet '68 and the Siege At Khe Sanh
"The video is from Marine Warrior Truman Powell in Tyler, Texas. It shows TET '68 and the siege at Khe Sanh. Two of the battalions at Khe Sanh were 1st and 3rd Battalions 26th Marine Regiment.
Truman Powell said, "My first infantry platoon before going to Tanks was Company C 1st Battalion 26th Marine Regiment. The scenes from the video clip are from the siege, Hue City fighting and fighting around the American Embassy in Saigon"."
More Resources:
- BLOG POST: The Siege of Khe Sanh Begins (MCA Blog)
- NEWS STORY: Tet '68 and the Siege at Khe Sanh - 44 Years Ago (Salem News)
- PHOTO GALLERY: Marines In Khe Sanh
- PHOTO GALLERY: The Battle of Hill 881
- ARCHIVE ARTICLE: The Battle For Khe Sanh (Captain Moyers S. Shore II, Historical Brandi, G-3 Division, HQMC)
- ARCHIVE ARTICLE: The End of the Line: The Siege of Khe Sanh (Marine Corps Gazette)
- ARCHIVE ARTICLE: Hill 881S and the Super Gaggle (Marine Corps Gazette)
- ARCHIVE ARTICLE: Khe Sanh: Attack on Hill 861A (Marine Corps Gazette)
- ARCHIVE ARTICLE: Christmas Eve at Khe Sanh (Marine Corps Gazette)
- ARCHIVE ARTICLE: A Perspective on Khe Sanh . . . 25 Years Ago (Marine Corps Gazette)
Related Content
- The Battle of Hill 881 (Photo Gallery)
- The End of the Line: The Siege of Khe Sanh (Magazine Page)
- Robert J. Arrotta--The Mightiest Corporal in the Marine Corps (Article)
- A Perspective on Khe Sanh (Magazine Page)
- Marines In Khe Sanh (Photo Gallery)
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Khe Sanh
JBishop
Damn fine video Powell. I wasn't over there than. But I had alot of friends that were. Lost a bunch of them too. I try not to forget them, but it's hard after all these years. Semper Fi Marine
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