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Posted: 1/30/2016 9:27:51 AM EDT
   The communists launched a wave of attacks in the late night hours of 30 January in the I and II Corps Tactical Zones of South Vietnam. This early attack did not lead to widespread defensive measures. When the main communist operation began the next morning the offensive was countrywide and well coordinated, eventually more than 80,000 communist troops striking more than 100 towns and cities, including 36 of 44 provincial capitals, five of the six autonomous cities, 72 of 245 district towns, and the southern capital.[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tet_Offensive#cite_note-DouganWeiss8-12][12][/url] The offensive was the largest military operation conducted by either side up to that point in the war. |
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Posted: 1/30/2016 9:32:59 AM EDT
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That shit was intense....PBS did an awesome job on their special about the final hours when everyone was pulling out. I highly recommend it!
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Posted: 1/30/2016 10:08:28 AM EDT
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It was an interesting couple of weeks according to my dad. He was stationed at Can Tho airbase when they were attacked.
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Posted: 1/30/2016 1:39:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That shit was intense....PBS did an awesome job on their special about the final hours when everyone was pulling out. I highly recommend it! |
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Posted: 1/30/2016 1:45:19 PM EDT
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My old man's got some wild stories from Tet. His gunship platoon got a Presidential Unit Citation for their actions during Tet. His platoon.
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Posted: 1/30/2016 1:57:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
That shit was intense....PBS did an awesome job on their special about the final hours when everyone was pulling out. I highly recommend it! ??????? |
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Posted: 1/30/2016 4:23:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It was an interesting couple of weeks according to my dad. He was stationed at Can Tho airbase when they were attacked. My one uncle was around Bien Hoa/Long Binh, and another was at Hue. Yeah "interesting" is pretty much what they said about it, well that and basically,"We killed the fuck out of them." So both of them were pretty surprised when after things settled down that the TV told them they'd lost Tet and thus the war. |
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Posted: 1/30/2016 4:30:42 PM EDT
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My dad was there at the big party. He said it was one hell of a time...
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Posted: 1/30/2016 4:55:37 PM EDT
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Posted: 1/30/2016 5:05:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryChina Beach was such a horrible show, yet I watched it because Dana Delaney in a tight t-shirt trumped how bad the rest of the show was. I hated Chloe Webb though, ever time she came on screen I could only think of Sid & Nancy, and I hated Nancy enough that it tainted her forever for me. Now this show, while still kinda cheesy, I really liked: |
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Posted: 1/30/2016 6:58:40 PM EDT
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One of the interesting facts about TET is that the first day of the offensive not a single round fell on Khe Sanh they said.
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Posted: 1/30/2016 7:56:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: One of the interesting facts about TET is that the first day of the offensive not a single round fell on Khe Sanh they said. |
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