Surviving Khe Sanh

Ken Hilliard talks to The Gainesville Sun's Doug Finger about life as a soldier during the anniversary of the Tet Offensive.

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[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.

[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.

[TheLegendofPatrick]

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

[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

[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.

[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.

[Irfan87]

@lakecloudmountain

So the war against Vietnam was justified than?

[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.

[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.