Surviving Khe Sanh

[Angus1966]

Somehow i cant see how communism is any worse than a capatilistic system , the difference is communists support the poor , the capatilist deny the poor justice and oppertunity , communism will always rear its head when the rich exploit the poor.

[midsizedwhiteboy]

Just shows the USMC usually took the brunt.Many other ARMY,NAVY,CIA,etc men fought just as tough and tortuorous battles.

[peterm3964]

heat was 130 degrees ??? BULLSHIT .

[dylan2at]

Was in Dong Ha and Quang Tri from 5/68 to 6/69. Vietnamese do not like nor trust Chinese and fought them many, many times. Chinese are considered wealthy (read cheating) shop keepers. Vietnam wants independence from all foreign powers. Khe Sanh was an ironic victory for the U.S. We defeated a much, much larger concentration of troops, but like Vietnam in the end, we left it and turned it back over to the NVA. The result of confused politicians we still must listen to.

[Hunstman96]

I love all war history. Vietnam in my eyes is one of the darkest wars. I am 15 and i dream of joining the Australian SAS who were known as the Jungle Ghosts during the Vietnam. Thanks to the brave Aussies, Americans and Allies the Vietcong were defeated

[mayormc]

That is one sad story.

[invaliduser1000]

YOU american,s STILL think u fight communists, HA ha, this war to unite vietnam, ONE VIETNAM,,, LONG LIVE THE PEOPLE<S REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

[pleasestop1000]

Vietnam was fought by us american soldier's to stop the spread of communism and show the world that if you try it we will be there to send you to the maker, and in vietnam we broke communism's back. War is hell but communism needed to be stopped now ask the vietnamese here in america if they are greatful for this, don't try and measure the victory any other way they will say YES they are greatful for the American soldier.

[midsizedwhiteboy]

@pleasestop1000 Have heard same "Thank You",America saved us when in Kunsan, Korea.Woman explained she faked being dead while the N. Korea rolled over Seoul when she was a child.Around Eglin and Keesler AFB we have significant folks of vietnamese heritage and the folks that got here in the 70's are grateful.NEVER once heard a disparinging word,criticism, etc.

[midsizedwhiteboy]

@pleasestop1000 Have heard same "Thank You",America saved us when in Kunsan, Korea.Woman explained she faked being dead while the N. Korea rolled over Seoul when she was a child.Around Eglin and Keesler AFB we have significant folks of vietnamese heritage and the folks that got here in the 70's are grateful.NEVER once heard a disparinging word,criticism, etc.

[IdahoAngler2]

Thank God for men who fight while the sheeple at home can enjoy their comfy soft beds & opinion to speak freely. Thank you Soldiers.

[brandonvass1002]

Semper Fi

[AlexEve100]

thats the main problem, you go, fight, with courage and sacrifice. and nobody know what for.

[nzqi1]

KIA, KIA, KIA, Survived, KIA...

[rayfarms1]

Don't forget Hill 558- Hotel 2/26

[alphafirstoneyou]

war never changes

[supitsxander]

2 people are communist faggot butt buddies

[Zzsmile]

Thanks for sharing Ken,I arrived in RSVN Mar-20-68 & was stationed at LZ Sharon about 12 miles SE of Khe Sahn.I appreciate the sevice you gave to your country.

[TheSemperfiusmc]

BLACK OPS

[XShynobiX]

@TheSemperfiusmc I guess that game brain washed you too.

[TheIphone4thewin]

@roguerader are you stupid? We won mostly all of the skirmishes then we sent in more men which equals more deaths so the hippies and crazy people said, "Let's stop this war against communism and let those Vietjong(on purpose) win durdiie durdiee dur" and then Our government said woah let's listen to these people and pull out! And the marines were like WTF government!?!? The end.

[TheIphone4thewin]

@roguerader yep. I hate communists too ;)

[TheRalphus666]

at 3:04 what he says about the cleaning rod is so true ive heard where a soldier"s cleaning rod went down the line to clean the M-16's.The troops complained so much about it, their mothers and wives wrote congress about the shortage and they finally got a huge shipment of rods and oil.

[TheRalphus666]

In that 1st pic look how many are K.I.A are around him.Depressing

[Sly556]

A moving story. Ken arrives at the battle field no kit and is given a bloody poncho, a muddy rifle and no bullets. If it was me I think I might have surrendered right there!!!! A very brave man, it's a pity he is still affected by it today.

[BlowtheBridge]

John (Jack Corbett) look it up - A very good friend of mine. khe sahn 68 a shau valley '68 thereafter 9 months - national treasure - marine friend

[chuckolove]

I missed the draft by one year. If I'd been a year or two older--well? Huh. Dang--tens-n-tens-n-tens of thousands, of young Amerikan boys--pressed! Forced by the Fed to go, where no Amerikan boy, should have EVER! gone. To fight a war, that the jew corporate communist global-elite would create. To be lost. Hey. That war was fought wrong. On purpose. US generals have even admitted that. So many questions. Why didn't we invade the north. Why didn't we bomb Hanoi. Why?...we would have won...Yep.

[leolady]

it wasn't just the americans that lost their lives!! hellooooooooooo!! i recall watching news reports from the vietnam war when i was very very young!! australia and NZ were there too ya know!!!!

[Fuzzmanz]

Ken, what company were you with?

Cpl. Fuzzy Runyard

India C. 3/26

RVN69

[tim666661]

Ho chi Minh, Vietnam's communist founder, is a disguting TRAITOR and MURDERER. He was a member of the Third Communist International established in 1919 by Lenin. He gave up Paracel & Spratly archipelagos with large oil resources to Red China. He even ordered to murder his own mistress named Nong thi Xuan when she threatened to disclose her sexual relationship with him since that would destroy his image as a "Father" of Vietnam who "sacrifices" his whole life for Vietnam revolution.

[deddoll13]

As of March 13th 2010 Ken passed away.He was dating my mom.God bless him up there.We all miss him troublely...Robin Stenhouse...

[Sunkasica]

If fact it was freeking cold at times. Very foggy and very cold mornings. Anyone here recall the "Yard" who would sneak on base and each morning be found on the 26 MAR mess hall roof? Before the siege.

[sergynkov]

USA - fucking bastards. You killing millions peoples in Korea, Vietnam, Nikaragua, Grenada, Cuba, Serbia, Mexica and others. 50 wars in 20th sentury - it american 'democracy' USA must be devastate. All yankee are fascists and must die.

You will be 'kicked in the stomach and head', where everywhere you will come with the fascist worldview

[Sunkasica]

Well I guess you got your's at the pentagon yesterday!

Good on the Cops.

Dipstick Commie!

[deddoll13]

@sergynkov ..How dare you say such shit about our troops..At least they have the balls to stand up for our rights and freedom.

[sergynkov]

@deddoll13

The Company of the 23 Infantry Division United States' has killed 567 Vietnamese women, the elderly and children in the village of Mai Lai

«I never saw anything similar. We simply came and killed civilians », has told Rion Causey.

[sergynkov]

@deddoll13

Former medic of "The Tiger Force" Harold Fischer recalled: "We entered the village and simply shooting at everybody. We do not need a pretext. If they were here, they died".

[50poiuyt]

@deddoll13 Because your troops are coward killers

[DammitDrag]

@50poiuyt Fuck you zipperhead. I probably whacked your daddy or your brother..

[DammitDrag]

Fuck you gooner, I have 13 ears in my foot locker, probably belonged to your daddy.

[gosciu555]

@DammitDrag

The fuck is wrong with you?

[DammitDrag]

@gosciu555 I'm missing a knee that I lost in Southeast Asia defending the South Vietnamese from the N.V.A. and I'm really bitter and still angry, I killed a shit pot full of these fucking gooks and won't allow them to run down America for doing what was RIGHT.

You weren't there and didn't see what the N.V.A. did to the civilians.

[spenser828]

@DammitDrag i knew what the NVA was doing to those civilians i can tell you about more stuff even though it was my grandfather whod seen it all he counted every person he killed cause he was a sniper he said about 40 peopledoesnt sound like alot until your in his position looking dead in there eyes i got stories people want to hear them sent me a message

[DammitDrag]

@sergynkov you really don't want to kick this old American in the stomach, I will and can remove you from the living in about three microseconds.

[THIDUA]

I went there this summer. I visited the museum, which is quite small. I met some vietnamese who sold small nameplates with American soldier names. And also Medals from VC. One which I bought for 5 dollars. It was found in a bunker and it said THIDUA= Fight to win. I think soldiers on both side did their duty to their country. But the war was wrong, very wrong.

[lakecloudmountain]

What is totally hilarious are the idiots that post anti-American commentary about the Vietnam war and brag how the NVA/VC won. I roll down laughing like they were there. All I hear is communist propaganda because they lost so much. 4.6 NVA/Militia killed by US/ARVN 1 million ARVN dead and 48K US combat deaths. US was outnumbered 100% of the time as much as 100 to 1 yet US prevailed in every battle with huge NVA/VC losse including Khe Sahn where 15,000 NVA died. Now VN turns capitalist, get it.

[sexymalcom1970]

@lakecloudmountain you got alot of thumbs up but your casualty statistics are all wrong. Why not check the figures for the war before spreading bs

[roguerader]

@lakecloudmountain, bud, believe it or not and I know it hurts but the NVA kicked the Marines' ass without a hint of doubt. I have been studying the Vietnam War and Hill fights in particular. I have even travelled there to see the place with my own eyes and the sad truth is yes, the NVA won most of the encounters....

[lonewolfmilitia]

@roguerader Boy are you full of crap. I was one of the 39 Marines that took Hill 861 March 16. 1967 and we did take the Hill and later they found about 200 dead NVA in a shallow grave. I was never in a battle and I was in a lot that we weren't the kings of the field. They always had to run away or die. Damn revisionist leftist communists history. We only lost the war because we were ordered out and were forced to fight one arm tied behind out backs. I was there 3-66to 3/67 and then back in 2/68.

[lonewolfmilitia]

We totally cleaned the VC out during Tec 68 and they it was mainly just NVA. The NVA never took Khe Sanh! Again we were ordered out. They could rarely to never beat marines on the field. They were good but we out gunned them. M-16 was crap but we had artillery..so they would get wacked within 20-30 minutes. I was a Echo co. 2/9 Forward Observer so I know. Soon as I got the aircraft or art'y going they did not have a prayer. Took me around 10 minutes....

[roguerader]

@lonewolfmilitia No I am not full of crap, there is now un-classified evidence that the US Military was so desperate when it came to Khe Sanh that they were discussing the possibility of using nuclear weapons as they couldnt clear them out in a convential warfare.

The reason why the NVA ran wasnt in order to save their own skins, they ran from you to ambush the other platoons that were normally caught off-guard.

This is history, this is not revision.

[roguerader]

@lonewolfmilitia. Let me ask you something: How many NVA bases the US military overrun during the course of the war? - none.

How many US bases the NVA overrun? In the Khe Sanh area alone: 4

[lonewolfmilitia]

@roguerader I was overrun twice but when the battle was done we were stil there on the filed and they were beat. Overrun only means they got into your lines and then we killed them. As for their bases we overran every single one of them and they had to run away. We always won. Of course, they considered nukes, so what. I did not say they weren't tough. We were just tougher. The water was not even on the base and yet the NVA could not keep us from the water say for the constant siaze of 70+ days

[lonewolfmilitia]

@lonewolfmilitia It is just like Iraq. We left Vietnam because the USA is a country governed by WE THE PEOPLE and WE THE PEOPLE decided to stop the war. We could have just started to carpet bombing Hanoi and the North would have rolled over, or we could have said, back the hell off or we will nuke you but we didn't. We walked away. That is the long and short of it.

[lonewolfmilitia]

These so called histories were written by people that have a communist agenda or don't really know what this and that means. Walter Cronkite was one of the worse idiots there was. He made it sound like the North Viets won the Tec Offensive when in fct the VC were decimated and the NVA whipped bad. The NVA never held a base, period. generally the NVA left any base we approached.

[masterfastblast]

@roguerader The NVA ran away after every major engagement. I will tell you this idiot, is it the winner that drags wounded and dead off the battlefield with meat hooks? That is what the NVA did. Not one single US military unit surrendered during the entire vietnam war. General Giap told a French news interview that 1.6 million uniformed NVA died fighting the Americans and 3 million non-uniformed militia died from US actions against NV military. I call that a slaughter. You need to get educated.

[roguerader]

It is quite interesting you saying they dragged they dead and wounded under the GI's noses without being hit.... really interested. A question for you:

How many NVA bases did the US Forces overrun during the War: 3

How many US bases the NVA overrun during the War: 26

Read more my friend and don't repeat what your Government tells you to repeat. They are all there and you are back in the States, the stars and stripes is no longer flying there... and that should tell you who won the War....

[masterfastblast]

@roguerader Not one single US military unit surrendered during the Vietnam war. Being overrun means gooks penetrating the wire, the usual response was to call all assets to release bombs on top of our heads while we hunkered in our holes. Hence NVA were annihilated along with some of our boys but the effect was total annihilation of NVA. NVA used meat hooks to drag their wounded and dead off the battlefield under the noses of our troops, you could see and then hear the screams of their wounded.

[LoversInfidelity]

@roguerader your ghetto country didn't win the war...the NVA got some crappy supplies and had the most casualties....the US pounded Vietnam's ass during the Vietnam War. Stupid gook. your "NVA" doesn't even know how to shoot a rifle.

[roguerader]

@LoversInfidelity so the US won the war then uh? or let me guess, the war was won on the front but lost back home uh? Let me tell you something my little red neck friend; if the military did a good job then the Congress wouldn't have gone ahead and capitulate as they did in Paris 1973 (please read the documentation). americans fought with outdated tactics and were outsmarted by the NVA who also with crappy equipment kicked their asses...

[roguerader]

@LoversInfidelity, let me tell you more, the US dropped in Laos alone twice the amount of explosives the allies together dropped in WWII, fired 3 trillion bullets spent 50 billions of dollars and only managed to kill less than 2 mn people compared to 50mn in WWII isn't that incompetence or what? further more, they used to risk $12mn airplanes manned by half million trained pilots + $70,000 sorties to bomb NVA trucks worth $5000...

Sad... very sad indeed...

[masterfastblast]

@roguerader hahaha I like many others were in country at the time, Tet and Khe Sahn were big losses for the NVA period. We slaughtered those fucks and lost some good men doing it, so shut your lying mouth. You weren't there and the NVA lost millions of men compared to 48,000 US battle deaths. The North has 350,000 MIA. Communists are disreputable liars.

[roguerader]

The NVA had very small losses during Tet and KS. The Vietcong suffered big losses (you should read more about the conflict). The NVA picked up the war from April '68. Exactly three years later the US starts begging them to stop and conflict. That should be enough to tell you the whole story as who kicked ass and who went back home in tears. I'll follow-up with some facts on a separate note:

[roguerader]

FACTS: US military reported 600.000 NVA KIA (no evidence provided and the real number is around 200.000). In order to kill that many (600.000) they needed to spent 200.000 per KIA, plus three times the amount of explosives used in the entire WWII where 50.000.000 people got killed. If you take the real number of NVA KIA (even the fictitious US number) that tells you that the US didn't kick any ass, it was just logical that a single bullet out of 200.000 would eventually kill someone....

[masterfastblast]

@roguerader General Giap told the Western Press that NVA losses in dead were 1.6 million uniformed NVA, 3.5 million militia dead and 350,000 NVA MIA's. In response the US estimation was way below the actual losses because the North purposefully hid their losses from the US and from the people of the North. The North failed to even notify the families of the wounded and dead because to do so would have the same reaction as US losses roused the US population against the war..

[TheRalphus666]

@lakecloudmountain Im pro-American but Ive heard many times it was all about the body count.Women and children would be on the body count as V.C/N.V.A,And alot of the units were preesured into a bigger body count as this was a war of attrition so they heavily inflated the numbers of american dead,its probably 60% of 4.6 million VC/N.V.A dead.But like I said this wasnt a war to gain land it was to kill every soldier till there werent anymore,so America actually won cause we killed way more enemy

[therealDCASTLE]

@lakecloudmountain People also forget the intention of our involvement. To stop the North's invasion of the South. Same as in Korea. We did, the Tet Offensive was a massive failure for the NVA, but what got us really was the idiotic people here that couldn't understand why we were there. But we forced the North into a cease fire. It was a dick move on their part, breaking that as we withdrew, but even with most of our personnel gone, our people held their ground until they left.

[Viixiin]

@lakecloudmountain Just about 54k American's were killed, Over 1million total Vietnamese.

[russell4159]

@lakecloudmountain You may have won the battle but no matter how much spin you put on it, you lost the war.

[Irfan87]

@lakecloudmountain

So the war against Vietnam was justified than?

[cainedandunable]

@lakecloudmountain Typical American!! The victory of war is not declared on the amount dead. Its if the main objective (reason for being there) was accomplished or not in this case, it was not. That objective was to stop communist expansion. The goal was not achieved. Sounds like your talking from experience which if so is a complete shame if you think a war is won by the amount dead. Have no respect to as why you were even posted there in the first place.

[cpsims1972]

if anybody ever sees a tank with a bull skull on the front email me. its my dads tank. " the lonely bull" im looking for that deadly gook killing bull.

[TheBigmafioso]

haha See the yr 1967, NVA used tanks for the 1st time for Khesanh battle. USMarines cried as if the dad pass away, begged Westmoreland to go home.

Compare the military equipment btw NVA and USArmy, what if NVA also had A Bomb and MDW. I think not only 56K US marines of the 7th Fleet but 5.6M haha and your dad's skull would have dragged over the hill like what Somalian did with American. NVA had not striking planes, no strategic bombarders.

[DammitDrag]

@TheBigmafioso I'll bet I have some of your fathers ears in my foot locker.

[TOMP66666]

After the Soviet Union's collapse in 1991, the communist regime in Vietnam switched to its big brother Red China and gave up 720 square miles of territory and 11000 square miles of territorial waters in the Gulf of Tonkin to China for its backup to remain in power in Vietnam. There are ten divisions of more than 100,000 Chinese troops disguised as mine workers in the central highlands, who will repeat another Tiananmen Square massacre in case Vietnamese revolt against the communist regime.

[TheBigmafioso]

The American is a coward people. If you were really strong just would support the weaker people whereas you bullied a small nation like Vietnam. What if by VN war NVA also had Atom and MDW. I think not only 56K US marines of the 7th Fleet but 5.6M haha. NVA had not striking planes, no strategic bombarders. Think carefully about this. Do not ever take this war a glory but a disgrace. No glory for Westmoreland, No for Presds. Pass my ideas to your teammates.Wish AL-QAEDA revenge for US's victims

[roguerader]

@TOMP66666 I'm sure you have serious evidence to back this up with but please do not forget that the Vietnamese kicked China's ass quite badly when they decided to invade Vietnam...

[ivycoolname]

@TOMP66666 : Wow, you made this up from your ass? give up land to China and 100,000 Chineses in VN? wtf? were you there and saw them? I can tell you in full confidence that the Vietnam does not trust China. They are asking the USA for help regarding the dispute of some islands in South China Sea between them and China. Hillary Clinton said the US would back them up. Some US air carriers have entered Vietnam for visits, passing through Chinese Navy which infuriated China.

[ivycoolname]

@TOMP66666 : the Chinese media also commented that the 2 ex-enemies (VN and US) suddenly became "honey-mooners" and that VN is playing with fire by choosing US as a potential ally, instead of satisfying whatever the fuck China wants.

[JRocco12ss]

Thank you for your video. I just returned to the areas where my father was with the 9th Marines in 66' and 67'. The trip and videos (and anything else) will never allow me to know what everyone there went through, but it will help me and others to appreciate it all perhaps. Happy Anniversary and THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

[DuConDiMeHoChoMinh]

Bất hiếu: Tên tuổi cha mẹ đặt cho Nguyễn Sinh Cung thì không giữ, đi lấy tên họ Hồ của người khác. Đã vậy, khi sắp chết Hồ chó còn viết di chúc nói là sẽ đi gặp hai thằng da trắng mũi lõ là Các Mác và Lê Nin chứ không nhắc nhở gì đến cha mẹ ông bà tổ tiên mình

Thằng hồ chí minh chơi vợ cuả thằng lê hồng phong

nà con mẹ nguyễn thị minh khai

Nhưng chó hồ vẫn còn "trinh"

[BoyishlyCuteBritYank]

what are you saying, please?

[ctenar1970]

nonsenses from uneducated person,typical of the Viet.lackies in the Yank's arse

[deddoll13]

@ctenar1970 Kenny wasn't uneducated..He was a wonderful man.

[DammitDrag]

@DuConDiMeHoChoMinh Јужна Вијетнамски су гомила кукавички паса, која је трајала за покриће када је избила туча, Дворишта су били врло храбри борци, а једини Вијетнамски вреди уштеда

My Gook is a little rusty but you'll understand it .

[goodtotheend1]

R. COTTEN E-4 USMC 1967-1971 to my fellow soldiers I say WELCOME HOME YOU EARNED IT, MY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU FOREVER

[gkclan]

Mấy thằng Việt Công coi mấy cái này có hiểu gì đâu bởi zậy đâu có comment gì ở đây hahaha !!!

[DammitDrag]

@gkclan Fuck bạn cá eater, các bãi đã được tốt hơn ở khu rừng cháy rằng Bắc Việt

[offshorextreme]

my dad was 1st bat h&s company his name is woodrow case he tells me stories everyday. they need to make a movie about the battle

[manutdr8]

IF I WAS IN NAM I WOULD EAT SOME PHO.

[QuangTran22]

U can eat PHO in USA. Just kidding.

[manutdr8]

YEA U CAN!!!!!!

[chubbbhead]

if u were in nam you would've had your cock cut off and shoved down your throat about 5 secs after you got in country. Shut your fucking mouth.

[TheBigmafioso]

haha my dad was in that battle in NVA and fought against USM.If NVA had modern military like US's KheSanh would have been much eaiser to seize. Damn war, it is pointless.I appreciate highly NVM

[fireMISSION357]

TheBigmafioso you have some ball bitch. Brag all you want about your dad i hope a marine shot and killed him. Commie motherfucker!

[fireMISSION357]

Wow its a good thing stupid people like you arent the ruler of any nation. Russia and china would have never allowed morons like you (NVA lovers) to come close to a atom bomb. Have you ever heard of assured mutual destruction. TheBigmafioso wow. Your just pissed that we wont give your sory ass a visa to come to the USA thats why you talk shit.

[TheBigmafioso]

haha we will transfer the technology and I think Vietnamese will develop theirselves.

Nuclear Power Plant is only the first step haha. In retrospect,Vietnamese could know how to develop SAM to shoot down B52 and other strikers of USAF in the past . Believe in me. Because this people had ever defeated any imperialist Mogolian ( Defeated all European) but failed in VN, French, American, and especially shit Chinese

[spenser828]

@TheBigmafioso get your fuckin facts straight america came into that war to help france and france backed the fuck out when we got there

[TheLegendofPatrick]

@spenser828 Uh, moron, France was out of there long begore we came in.

[WEFO4225]

People that were there or read about Khe Sanh know that "sleepyskeptic " is not worthy of even cleaning this guy asshole with his tongue. Pardon my french!

[WEFO4225]

sugarpuddin88, It is not like the guy had a choice once there. We were stupid idealist teenagers. Who among us is without sin??? Remember, America is also the most giving country on the planet.

[SleepySkeptic]

America is not most giving. If in volume(which I still doubt) then that's one thing, but as far as how much we keep for ourselves vs how much we give away, fuck hell no.

[WEFO4225]

Sleepy...you are programmed rather than taught the truth. I wish you well!

[SleepySkeptic]

Yeah?? Well you're a jackass making false claims.

[WEFO4225]

Yes, and I have killed many people from many different countries that I am sure were better people than you so who gives a shit what you think, punk???? Your just an ignore spoiled never been anywhere done anything had anyone trying to kill you loser.

[SleepySkeptic]

Oh, you've killed good people. How awesome that makes you. Now stop writing to me.

[sugarpuddin88]

He says, "no regrets... but I didn't get into the politics of it..."

If you don't get into the "politics of it", then you might be on the wrong side of the war

Every man has to fully understand exactly why he is killing another man!

[sugarpuddin88]

Do you know any American wars that had a point?

Do you know any American wars that weren't corporate & banking pork barrels?

From the Spanish American War to the Boxer Rebellion: serving corporate interests!

The USA got HO out of jail in 48 to put him into power - So Ho used the US Constitution & Bill of Rights to forge his countries new laws!

Never forget the USS Liberty!

[sugarpuddin88]

Longest period of time America has gone without bombing someone: 2 years

Eisenhower warned the Americans about the burgeoning Military-Industrial Complex

Today scientists, engineers, Universities, have gathered a preponderance of peer-review evidence that clearly shows that 911 was an inside job

(The Brits have already proven 7/7 was an inside job as well)

[altair9]

Semper Fi, I served with HQ Co 26th Marines at Khe Sahn. I'll always remember the rats, the giant rats. We are Brothers for ever. Thank You ever so much for doing the interview.

[tennesseecraig]

P.S. A good friend of mine, GARY KAPLIN, USMC, was also at Khe Sahn and Gary and I work together as Chaplains for the East Tennessee Veterans Honor Guard and participate in Military Funerals for Honorably discharged veterans.

[tennesseecraig]

Thank you for your sharing and your couragous service for our nation. I was at Binh Thuy AB in the MeKong Delta at the time you were in Khe Sahn and we heard about your battle reports everyday. Welcome Home, brother !

[lowaystar]

Once, when I was stationed in Japan, I went to a bar and there was a Filipino girl ready to jump my bones. When they played Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA, I explained to her that it was about the Vietnam War, and she automatically said, "I will never forgive you for that." I wanted to slap that bitch off of her stool, but didn't. Needless to say, I did not get laid that night.

[DammitDrag]

@lowaystar 200 baht and you'd have been in like flint.

[600SELV12]

Thanks Ken.

Rest & Respect for all lost.

[MarineLlanoTX]

Thanks to all the brave men who served at Khe Sanh! You deserved far better from our government & media than you got! Ooorah! Semper Fi! An old former Marine in TX :)

[mallcorekidsdie]

amazing you survived. some in my family weren't so lucky

[soxbearshwks]

i wasn't at Khe Sahn, but from all accounts, it must have been worse than burning in hell.

all my respect to the Marines who fought there..

3rd Batt. 7th Marines ChuLai RVN 10/65-11/66

[jwsemperfi123]

the picture of hillard standing on the hill is

not correct. the picture was taking after a

fire fight on hill 861A on feb 5 1968.you can confirm by looking into a book by david duncan

called "I protest". I was there and the guy with the cap on is Cpl Drexel who did lose both legs on hill 861 later that year.

[DEGROATAKYLE]

Yeah that is my uncle Billy Drexel

[offshorextreme]

My Father was there in the 1st division 26th h&s company. I have the upmost respect for Marines after hearing the stories he tells me.

[goodtotheend1]

R. COTTEN USMC 1967-1971 THANK YOU

[ccan21]

amina kodumun americanlari hepinisin anasini sikiyim

[alexchiswell]

Some information that might be of interest The Battle of Khe Sanh was fought between US Marines and the North Vietnamese Army. The only Australian personnel to be directly involved in the siege were the crews of Canberra bombers operated by 2 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, who flew close air support missions in the area.

see Cold Chisel (Aussie band) song Khe Sanh on You Tube

[jalimager]

I was with Mike 3/26 too. Transferred to HQ Co. 4th Marines before siege. Sent to Camp Carrol to guard perimeter. Received much incoming there too. Just returned from Khe Sanh and Camp Carrol with my son last week. YouTube page, (jalimager). There's a video there to let Vets know I would be uploading new video and link to show what it looks like now. We sat on a gun emplacement and had a drink to toast all the Vets who were there. As soon as I get photos & video edited, they will be uploaded.

[MarinerSub]

I was at Khe Sanh. Mr. Hilliard obviously is confused or picked up some "false memories" over the years about his tour in Vietnam. It happens. He even admits to having some mental problems. One thing you have to give him is that he VOLUNTEERED to enlist in the military to fight for his country when they called for volunteers. His story may be off a bit, but thank him for his service to his country.

- Semper Fi -

[ArmyScout8922]

Who gives a fuck how right or wrong he is. He was there like the rest of you and fought like anyone else did.

[seinfeld42]

I was the arty FO with Kilo 3/26 on Hill 861 during the siege of Khe Sanh. Temps at Khe Sanh (during the siege were never above 100 degrees. So he's off there. TET did not begin till 31Jan68 (10 days after the siege began. I have checked the KS Vets directory. on Ken Hilliard and he was with Mike 3/26 on Hill 881s. He is NOT in that b/w picture. That picture is from David Duncan's War Without Heroes and it was taken of Marines in E 2/26 on Hill 861a. Dennis Mannion - Cheshire, CT.

[peoplecan1965]

F/O, That must have been a tough job. What do you remember form them days if you don't mind me asking,

[WEFO4225]

Hi Dennis,

Jim Chase FO here from the first battle on 861 3-16-67. Hope all is well.

[terrencegabriel]

I watched this video and cannot let it go without a comment. First of all, the TET offensive did not start until January 31, 1968. Maybe he misstated when it started. Also, there were not 70000 NVA, it was 20000. The temperature in winter in Vietnam was never 120 degrees. I was there for almost 3 years in the 1st Marine Division. One of his comments was that "soldiers" were there. Marines are NOT "soldiers" and if he is a Marine, he would never call Marines "soldiers."

[Sunkasica]

Right on Brother, I am a former Marine and a Khe Sahn vet. and there are a lot of B,S, claimers out there. Even know of a phony Sgt Major who sucked dew off the sand bags for hydration...B.S. However the story came to me in a very funny set of circumstances in 1993 at the old Red Clay reunin at Quantico's Officers Mess.

Semper Fi.

The first shells of the SIEGE hit Jan 21,st '68 and the ammo dump went up. I was 8miles out on approach in a 46 when that happened.