Minor attacks continued before the base was officially closed on 5 July. This range overmatch was used by the PAVN to avoid counter-battery fire. "[146], While KSCB was abandoned, the Marines continued to patrol the Khe Sanh plateau, including reoccupying the area with ARVN forces from 5–19 October 1968 with minimal opposition. Firebase Rifle 1 KC-130, 3 C-123, ARVN losses: 229 killed, 436 wounded (not including CIDG, RF/PF and SOG losses)CIDG losses: 1,000 – 1,500 killed or missing, at least 250 captured (in Lang Vei), wounded unknown[14] Kingdom of Laos: Unknown. FSB Currahee The village of Khe Sanh was the seat of government of Hương Hoa district, an area of Bru Montagnard villages and coffee plantations about 7 miles (11 km) from the Laotian frontier on Route 9, the northernmost transverse road in South Vietnam. LZ Dolly LZ Blackhawk Phu My Notre Dame Catholic Church FSB Moore [7], Following the closure of the base, a small force of Marines remained around Hill 689 carrying out mopping-up operations. 1st Australian Field Hospital Dong Ha FSB Barbara DODO Camp (Paradise Island) Qui Nhon Airfield Tieu Atar Fire Support Base 13 [27], In early October, the PAVN had intensified battalion-sized ground probes and sustained artillery fire against Con Thien, a hilltop stronghold in the center of the Marines' defensive line south of the DMZ, in northern Quảng Trị Province. Hill 54 LZ Jake For example, Dong Ba Tinh, Dillard, Song Pha, Duc Trong, Don Duong, and Markettime. Duc Phong The report continues to state, "this prompted Air Force chief of staff, General John McConnell, to press, although unsuccessfully, for JCS (Joint Chiefs of Staff) authority to request Pacific Command to prepare a plan for using low-yield nuclear weapons to prevent a catastrophic loss of the U.S. Marine base. Khe Sanh is now a farm (the steel was stolen). Chuong Nghia [149] The Marines occupied Hill 950 overlooking the Khe Sanh plateau from 1966 until September 1969 when control was handed to the Army who used the position as a SOG operations and support base until it was overrun by the PAVN in June 1971. [26], During the second half of 1967, the North Vietnamese instigated a series of actions in the border regions of South Vietnam. [68][69], Nine days before the Tet Offensive broke out, the PAVN opened the battle of Khe Sanh and attacked the US forces just south of the DMZ. Sledgehammer That was accomplished, but the casualties absorbed by the North Vietnamese seemed to negate any direct gains they might have obtained. Ba To The US built an ‘airport’/runway in KonTum province, 5 miles from DakTo Town (Use Google Maps to look at 14.654465 107.793395). Bu Prang Cam Ranh Bay Air Force Base You did not include Cua Viet (Camp Kistler) home of 1st Amtracs. [35], Westmoreland won out, however, and the 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (1/3 Marines) was dispatched to occupy the camp and airstrip on 29 September. That was superseded by the smaller contingency plans. Hill 882 i don’t recall what it was called after the fact. Chu Lai Airfield Phan Thiet Airfield From the Huế site the communication signal was sent to Danang headquarters where it could be sent anywhere in the world. Camp Addison There are still US-built “Pill Boxes” (bunkers to be seen all over. Djamap [72], Niagara I was completed during the third week of January, and the next phase, Niagara II, was launched on the 21st,[73] the day of the first PAVN artillery barrage. FSB McNerney The Soviet-built PT-76 amphibious tanks of the 203rd Armored Regiment churned over the defenses, backed up by an infantry assault by the 7th Battalion, 66th Regiment and the 4th Battalion of the 24th Regiment, both elements of the 304th Division. A limited attack was made by a PAVN company on 1 July, falling on a company from the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, who were holding a position 3 km to the southeast of the base. FSB Thrust Firebase Barnett Telfer, Rogers, and Fleming, pp. They asked what had changed in six months so that American commanders were willing to abandon Khe Sanh in July. On the afternoon of 29 January, however, the 3rd Marine Division notified Khe Sanh that the truce had been cancelled. [22], In the winter of 1964, Khe Sanh became the location of a launch site for the highly-classified Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group. "[102] There had been a history of distrust between the Special Forces personnel and the Marines, and General Rathvon M. Tompkins, commander of the 3rd Marine Division, described the Special Forces soldiers as "hopped up ... wretches ... [who] were a law unto themselves. Journalist Richard Ehrlich writes that according to the report, "in late January, General Westmoreland had warned that if the situation near the DMZ and at Khe Sanh worsened drastically, nuclear or chemical weapons might have to be used." Gia Vuc One headquarters would allocate and coordinate all air assets, distributing them wherever they were considered most necessary, and then transferring them as the situation required. The opportunity to engage and destroy a formerly elusive enemy that was moving toward a fixed position promised a victory of unprecedented proportions. LZ Mary [13], Unknown (1,602 bodies were counted, US official public estimated 10,000–15,000 KIA,[16][17] but MACV's secret report estimated 5,550 KIA[1]). Hill 1338 Phu Loi Lownds feared that PAVN infiltrators were mixed up in the crowd of more than 6,000, and lacked sufficient resources to sustain them. Bien Hoa A historian, General Dave Palmer, accepted that rationale: "General Giap never had any intention of capturing Khe Sanh ... [it] was a feint, a diversionary effort. On 22 March, over 1,000 North Vietnamese rounds fell on the base, and once again, the ammunition dump was detonated. Soon after, another shell hit a cache of tear gas, which saturated the entire area. Two further attacks later in the morning were halted before the PAVN finally withdrew. Blackhorse Base Camp A platoon from Company D, 1/26 Marines was sent from the base but was withdrawn in the face of the superior PAVN forces. No Alpha 1 or Alpha 2– No FSB Neville (which was overrun) easy to google. French Fort Hill 724 Reinforcements from the ARVN 256th Regional Force (RF) company were dispatched aboard nine UH-1 helicopters of the 282nd Assault Helicopter Company, but they were landed near the abandoned French fort/former FOB-3 which was occupied by the PAVN who killed many of the RF troops and 4 Americans, including Lieutenant colonel Joseph Seymoe the deputy adviser for Quang Tri Province and forcing the remaining helicopters to abandon the mission. You list POLEI Krong Airfield but I cannot locate it on your map. Firebase Strike Kontum Air Field Sandford Pump Station 10 FSB 4-11 Lang Vei [158], Whether the PAVN actually planned to capture Khe Sanh or the battle was an attempt to replicate the Việt Minh triumph against the French at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu has long been a point of contention. A single company replaced an entire battalion. Historians have observed that the Battle of Khe Sanh may have distracted American and South Vietnamese attention from the buildup of Viet Cong (VC) forces in the south before the early 1968 Tet Offensive. LZ Diana Plei Mrong Once your account is created, you'll be logged-in to this account. FSB Tango [166][137], One argument that was then leveled by Westmoreland and has since often quoted by historians of the battle is that only two Marine regiments were tied down at Khe Sanh, compared with the several PAVN divisions. Duc Co This page was last edited on 27 March 2021, at 22:16. [56], Making matters worse for the defenders, any aircraft that braved the weather and attempted to land was subject to PAVN antiaircraft fire on its way in for a landing. Firebase Falcon [140][141], On 15 April, the 3rd Marine Division resumed responsibility for KSCB, Operation Pegasus ended, and Operation Scotland II began with the Marines seeking out the PAVN in the surrounding area. Semper Fi. [107], As more infantry units had been assigned to defend KSCB, artillery reinforcement kept pace. LZ Colt Phuoc Vinh Duc Pho LZ Action 8 Inch Hill North Vietnamese Army gained control of the Khe Sanh region after the American withdrawal. [90] At 18:10 hours, the PAVN followed up their morning mortar attack with an artillery strike from 152 mm howitzers, firing 60 rounds into the camp. Camp Fey [169][170], After the ARVN defeat in Laos, the newly-reopened KSCB came under attack by PAVN sappers and artillery and the base was abandoned once again on 6 April 1971. Firebase O’Reilly LZ Hurricane Ban Don [117], On 23 February, KSCB received its worst bombardment of the entire battle. [23] From there, reconnaissance teams were launched into Laos to explore and gather intelligence on the PAVN logistical system known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail, also known as "Truong Son Strategic Supply Route" to the North Vietnamese soldiers. CMAC (Le Van Duyet) The Marines suffered 155 killed in action and 425 wounded. LZ Two Bits Over 100,000 tons of bombs were dropped by US aircraft and over 158,000 artillery rounds were fired in defense of the base. [66] The Marine Direct Air Support Center (DASC), located at KSCB, was responsible for the coordination of air strikes with artillery fire. Twenty-five USAF personnel who were killed are also not included. Hill 410 FSB Arrow [29], Westmoreland responded by launching Operation Neutralize, an aerial and naval bombardment campaign designed to break the siege. Rach Gia The main US forces defending Khe Sanh Combat Base (KSCB) were two regiments of the United States Marine Corps supported by elements from the United States Army and the United States Air Force (USAF), as well as a small number of Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops. During one 8-hour period, the base was rocked by 1,307 rounds, most of which came from 130-mm (used for the first time on the battlefield) and 152-mm artillery pieces located in Laos. Of the 24 Americans at the camp, 10 had been killed and 11 wounded. LZ Bronco It claimed, however, that only three American advisors were killed during the action. [38], To prevent PAVN observation of the main base at the airfield and their possible use as firebases, the hills of the surrounding Khe Sanh Valley had to be continuously occupied and defended by separate Marine elements. LZ Jo Ia Drang Valley Khe Sanh MRB LZ Becky [148] From 12 June to 6 July 1969, Task Force Guadalcanal comprising 1/9 Marines, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment and 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 2nd ARVN Regiment occupied the Khe Sanh area in Operation Utah Mesa. After its adoption, Marine helicopters flew in 465 tons of supplies during February. The dead men have been described as wearing Marine uniforms; that they were a regimental commander and his staff on a reconnaissance; and that they were all identified, by name, by American intelligence. Firebase Checkmate [114], Cumulative friendly casualties for Operation Scotland, which began on 1 November 1967, were: 205 killed in action, 1,668 wounded, and 25 missing and presumed dead. Song Be Duster Hill The battalion was assaulted on the night of 23 January by three PAVN battalions supported by seven tanks. Being one of the earlier bases, established already in 1965, Phuoc Vinh Base Camp was an integral part of the build up of U.S. military presence in Vietnam. After failing to respond to a challenge, they were fired upon and five were killed outright while the sixth, although wounded, escaped. Then, on the morning of 6 February, the PAVN fired mortars into the Lang Vei compound, wounding eight Camp Strike Force soldiers. FSB Dirk/Schroeder By the end of January 1968, he had moved half of all US combat troops, nearly 50 maneuver battalions, to I Corps. Rex [80] Westmoreland later wrote, "Washington so feared that some word of it might reach the press that I was told to desist, ironically answering what those consequences could be: a political disaster. Hon Cong Mountain [55] The USAF delivered 14,356 tons of supplies to Khe Sanh by air (8,120 tons by paradrop). ATSB Tinh Bien LZ Baldy I fly my drone there. Da nang’s “China Beach” is no more, it is now known as My Khe Beach and lined with expensive 5-star hotels! LZ Brillo Pad Tuy Hoa Dong Tam [112] This equates to roughly 1,300 tons of bombs dropped daily — 5 tons for every one of the 20,000 PAVN soldiers initially estimated to have been committed to the fighting at Khe Sanh. [25], In early December 1967, the PAVN appointed Major General Tran Quy Hai as the local commander for the actions around Khe Sanh, with Le Quang Dạo as his political commissar. The map features a Vietnam setting located in Khe Sanh, with the playable areas Village and Outpost 25, being previous Omega Group research facilities. LZ Betty (Currahee) LZ Columbus In March 1968, an overland relief expedition (Operation Pegasus) was launched by a combined Marine–Army/ARVN task force that eventually broke through to the Marines at Khe Sanh. DeLong Piers SOG CCN B-24 According to the official PAVN history, by December 1967 the North Vietnamese had in place, or within supporting distance: the 304th, 320th, 324th and 325th Infantry Divisions, the independent 270th infantry Regiment; five artillery regiments (the 16th, 45th, 84th, 204th, and 675th); three AAA regiments (the 208th, 214th, and 228th); four tank companies; one engineer regiment plus one independent engineer battalion; one signal battalion; and a number of local force units. FSB Serle LZ Clifford This, however, did not prevent the Marine tanks within the perimeter from training their guns on the SOG camp. Phu Cat Let me caution everyone not to be confused. LZ Cindy Marine Corps aviators had flown 7,098 missions and released 17,015 tons. Moc Hoa [86] As a result, on 7 March, for the first time during the Vietnam War, air operations were placed under the control of a single manager. Pleiku Airbase 24th Evacuation Hospital [113] Marine analysis of PAVN artillery fire estimated that the PAVN gunners had fired 10,908 artillery and mortar rounds and rockets into Marine positions during the battle. Phu Lam (USASTRATCOM) [67] The Marines and ARVN dug in and hoped that the approaching Tết truce (scheduled for 29–31 January) would provide some respite. LZ Geronimo Tolson was not happy with the assignment, since he believed that the best course of action, after Tet, was to use his division in an attack into the A Shau Valley. Dat Do Once the aircraft touched down, it became the target of any number of PAVN artillery or mortar crews. On the following night, a massive wave of PAVN/VC attacks swept throughout South Vietnam, everywhere except Khe Sanh. Firebase Rakkassan LZ Dove [54][55] They were assisted in their emplacement efforts by the continuing bad weather of the winter monsoon. [119] The majority of these were around the southern and southeastern corners of the perimeter, and formed part of a system that would be developed throughout the end of February and into March until they were ready to be used to launch an attack, providing cover for troops to advance to jumping-off points close to the perimeter. Charlie Ridge Tuy Hoa North Looking for LZ Maude, used by 196th LIB, 1972. LZ Chippewa LZ Center Operation Pegasus: ~20,000 (1st Air Cavalry and Marine units), Siege at Khe Sanh: ~17,200 (304th and 308th Division)[12], U.S. losses:At Khe Sanh: 274 killed2,541 wounded (not including ARVN Ranger, RF/PF, Forward Operation Base 3 – US Army and Royal Laotian Army losses)[13]Operation Scotland I (1 November 1967 – 31 March 1968) & Operation Pegasus ( 1–14 April 1968): 730 killed2,642 wounded,7 missing[13]Operation Scotland II (15 April 1968 – July 1968): FSB Bludgeon Trung Dung Firebase Blitz Antenna Valley Operation Essex Nov 7-16 ’67 Happy Valley "[21] In November 1964, the Special Forces moved their camp to the Xom Cham Plateau, the future site of Khe Sanh Combat Base. Khe Sanh is now a farm (the steel was stolen). Nui Dat The low figure often cited for US casualties (205 killed in action, 443 wounded, 2 missing) does not take into account U.S. Army or Air Force casualties or those incurred during Operation Pegasus. LZ Sparrow Knob American commanders considered the defense of Khe Sanh a success, but shortly after the siege was lifted, the decision was made to dismantle the base rather than risk similar battles in the future. This base was to serve as the western anchor of Marine Corps forces, which had tactical responsibility for the five northernmost provinces of South Vietnam known as I Corps. FSB Horseshoe LZ Victor Sporadic actions were taken in the vicinity during the late summer and early fall, the most serious of which was the ambush of a supply convoy on Route 9. LZ Pleasantville Camp Eagle FSB 16 Bien Hoa Cau Ha Recons May Be Tough, But Only Wimps Wear Parachutes! North Vietnam. [142], Author Peter Brush details that an "additional 413 Marines were killed during Scotland II through the end of June 1968". The Rockpile Five days later, the final reinforcements arrived in the form of the 37th ARVN Ranger Battalion, which was deployed more for political than tactical reasons. LZ Uptight Military History Institute of Vietnam, pp. CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (. LZ Lima Zulu LZ Hardcore "[70], Nevertheless, ultimately the nuclear option was discounted by military planners. LZ Grant Firebase Jerome Firebase Sarge Tan An Kham Duc An airborne battlefield command and control center aboard a C-130 aircraft, directed incoming strike aircraft to forward air control (FAC) spotter planes, which, in turn directed them to targets either located by themselves or radioed in by ground units. The village, 3 km south of the base, was defended by 160 local Bru troops, plus 15 American advisers. [39], In the wake of the hill fights, a lull in PAVN activity occurred around Khe Sanh. Americal (23rd Inf) Div HQ Battle of Phu Dong 05/16/68 LZ Lane Phuoc Vinh Base Camp, also called Camp Gorvad, was to be one of the more important bases covering War Zone D. The PAVN infantry, though bracketed by artillery fire, still managed to penetrate the perimeter of the defenses and were only driven back after severe close-quarters combat. At 21:30, the attack came on, but it was stifled by the small arms of the Rangers, who were supported by thousands of artillery rounds and air strikes. LZ West Hip Duc Valley Marble Mountain [62] The fighting and shelling on 21 January resulted in 14 Marines killed and 43 wounded. LZ Ann [126][127] Nevertheless, according to Tom Johnson, President Johnson was "determined that Khe Sanh [would not] be an 'American Dien Bien Phu'". LZ East [7] Further fighting followed, resulting in the loss of another 11 Marines and 89 PAVN soldiers, before the Marines finally withdrew from the area on 11 July. Firebase Ripcord US Embassy Firbase Normandy 300 KIA and WIA1000 injured might be worth a mention. [84], Heated debate arose among Westmoreland, Commandant of the Marine Corps Leonard F. Chapman Jr., and Army Chief of Staff Harold K. Johnson. [18], PAVN artillery fell on the main base for the first time on 21 January. LZ Phan Thiet The microwave/tropo site was located in an underground bunker next to the airstrip. That appraisal was later altered when the PAVN was found to be moving major forces into the area. Dodge City [135], On the following day, the 2nd Brigade of the 1st Air Cavalry captured the old French fort near Khe Sanh village after a three-day battle. Many of the artillery and mortar rounds stored in the dump were thrown into the air and detonated on impact within the base. [139], Lownds and the 26th Marines departed Khe Sanh, leaving the defense of the base to the 1st Marine Regiment. Hill 55 An Khe Pass LZ Swinger LZ Vera Happy Valley LZ Ann Loc Ninh [53], At positions west of Hill 881 South and north of Co Roc Ridge (16°33′40″N 106°37′55″E / 16.561°N 106.632°E / 16.561; 106.632), across the border in Laos, the PAVN established artillery, rocket, and mortar positions from which to launch attacks by fire on the base and to support its ground operations. Frank Doezema Compound (MACV) Iron Traingle The border battles, however, had two significant consequences, which were unappreciated at the time. Con Thien Due to the nature of these activities, and the threat that they posed to KSCB, Westmoreland ordered Operation Niagara I, an intense intelligence collection effort on PAVN activities in the vicinity of the Khe Sanh Valley. NAVSUPPACT Det. LZ Tina [87], The Tet Offensive was launched prematurely in some areas on 30 January. LZ Cunningham Ngok Kom Leat [131], Westmoreland's planned relief effort infuriated the Marines, who had not wanted to hold Khe Sanh in the first place and who had been roundly criticized for not defending it well. Known as the McNamara Line, it was initially codenamed "Project Nine" before it was renamed "Dye Marker" by MACV in September 1967. Quang Long Airfield YRBM 20 LZ Rawhide Hill 889 LZ Russell [1], The PAVN claim that they began attacking the withdrawing Americans on 26 June 1968 prolonging the withdrawal, killing 1,300 Americans and shooting down 34 aircraft before "liberating" Khe Sanh on 15 July. Hill 270 LZ Mary Lou [82] Westmoreland had given his deputy commander for air operations, Air Force General William W. Momyer, the responsibility for coordinating all air assets during the operation to support KSCB. [115], On the night of the fall of Lang Vei, three companies of the PAVN 101D Regiment moved into jump-off positions to attack Alpha-1, an outpost just outside the Combat Base held by 66 men of Company A, 1st Platoon, 1/9 Marines. "[81], Meanwhile, an interservice political struggle took place in the headquarters at Phu Bai Combat Base, Saigon, and the Pentagon over who should control aviation assets supporting the entire American effort in Southeast Asia. [44][Note 3] Westmoreland regarded the choice as quite simple. When allied intelligence noted a buildup of enemy forces near the Demilitarized Zone in late December 1967, particularly around the Marine combat base at Khe Sanh in north-western Quang Tri Province, Westmoreland suspected that the North Vietnamese were preparing a blow against the overstretched allied forces guarding the sector. McNamara wrote: "because of terrain and other conditions peculiar to our operations in South Vietnam, it is inconceivable that the use of nuclear weapons would be recommended there against either Viet Cong or North Vietnamese forces". AFRTS Hill 69 Saigon Camp Enari [135] At 08:00 on 15 April, Operation Pegasus was officially terminated. FSB Ban Me Thout Later, the 1/1 Marines and 3rd ARVN Airborne Task Force (the 3rd, 6th, and 8th Airborne Battalions) would join the operation. FSPB Coral Cheo Reo Operation Shenandoah II Marble Mountain Airbase LZ Shiloh LZ Golf THIS IS A FULL Collection of 4 pages of FIRE BASES, AIR FORCE BASES, Naval and Medical, BROWN WATER Naval, and any and all bases DOD during the Vietnam War 1963 to 1975. FSB Camp Panther LZ Xray It reveals that the nuclear option was discounted because of terrain considerations that were unique to South Vietnam, which would have reduced the effectiveness of tactical nuclear weapons. Cu Chi [30] Troops of the US 1st Infantry Division were able to respond quickly. [31] US intelligence estimated between 1,200 and 1,600 PAVN troops were killed, and 362 members of the US 4th Infantry Division, the 173rd Airborne Brigade, and ARVN Airborne elements were killed in action, but three of the four battalions of the 4th Infantry and the entire 173rd were rendered combat-ineffective during the battle. MACV HQ LZ Jamie Camp Radcliff Area Eastward Map Sheet 6736-4 An Tuc (1Mb) An Khe Pass Map Sheet 6736-1 Binh Khe (897kb) Binh Khe QL-19E, LZ Diamondhead, Map Sheet 6736-1 Binh Khe (501kb) Binh Khe (east) Map Sheet 6736-1 Binh Khe (470kb) Vinh Thanh Valley LZ Hardtimes, LZ Pluto, Hwy TL-3A, Map Sheet 6732-2 Tien Thuan (457kb) At the same time, the 304th Division withdrew to the southwest. OP1 [93], The Marines at Khe Sanh had a plan in place for providing a ground relief force in just such a contingency, but Lownds, fearing a PAVN ambush, refused to implement it. [9], The precise nature of Hanoi's strategic goal at Khe Sanh is regarded as one of the most intriguing unanswered questions of the Vietnam War. FSB Gray Ba Long Valley Great map, thank you, but understandably still incomplete. LZ Chu Pa Thirty-three ARVN troops were also killed and 187 were wounded. [163], Another theory is that the actions around Khe Sanh and the other battles at the border were simply feints ands ruse meant to focus American attention and forces on the border. Phuoc Le Hill 950 The advance would be supported by 102 pieces of artillery. Casualties were heavy among the attacking PAVN, who lost over 200 killed, while the defending Marines lost two men. Solid Anchor (Nam Cam Base) Bu Ghia Map LZ Bass The official North Vietnamese history claimed that 400 South Vietnamese troops had been killed and 253 captured. [50] Two divisions, the 304th and the 325th, were assigned to the operation: the 325th was given responsibility for the area around the north, while the 304th was given responsibility for the southern sector. [75], Thus began what was described by John Morocco as "the most concentrated application of aerial firepower in the history of warfare". Elephant Valley Hundreds of mortar rounds and 122-mm rockets slammed into the base, levelling most of the above-ground structures. Westmoreland believed that the latter was the case, and his belief was the basis for his desire to stage "Dien Bien Phu in reverse. [94] During a meeting at Da Nang at 07:00 the next morning, Westmoreland and Cushman accepted Lownds' decision. On 8 February 1971, the leading ARVN units marched along Route 9 into southern Laos while the US ground forces and advisers were prohibited from entering Laos. Dalat Cam Ly Caravelle [150][151] The gradual withdrawal of US forces began during 1969 and the adoption of Vietnamization meant that, by 1969, "although limited tactical offensives abounded, US military participation in the war would soon be relegated to a defensive stance. In his memoirs, he listed the reasons for a continued effort: Khe Sanh could serve as a patrol base for blocking enemy infiltration from Laos along Route 9; as a base for SOG operations to harass the enemy in Laos; as an airstrip for reconnaissance planes surveying the Ho Chi Minh Trail; as the western anchor for defenses south of the DMZ; and as an eventual jump-off point for ground operations to cut the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Firebase Veghel LZ Bunker Hill LZ English Cao Lanh Memorial dedicated to Remember All Who Served & Sacrificed within the Khe Sanh, Vietnam region, erected by the Khe Sanh Veterans. FSB Andrea Five more attacks against their sector were launched during March. Qui Nhon LZ Sally Americans destroyed the base complex of Khe Sanh and withdrew from the battle area in July 1968 (re-established in 1971). On that day, Tolson ordered his unit to immediately make preparations for Operation Delaware, an air assault into the A Shau Valley. He subsequently ordered the US military to hold Khe Sanh at all costs. LT. General Kelly – Speech on Veteran’s Day. Da Nang Hill 947 Song Mao An Khe [60] Hills 881 South, 861, and the main base itself would be simultaneously attacked that same evening. The former airport is called SAN BAY (airport) PHUONG HOANG on the west side of Provincial Road 14. At least 852 PAVN soldiers were killed during the action, as opposed to 50 American and South Vietnamese. [105] The most dramatic supply delivery system used at Khe Sanh was the Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System, in which palletized supplies were pulled out of the cargo bay of a low-flying transport aircraft by means of an attached parachute. 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