Diary of a Battle Hue Horror and Heroism
In Hue Vietnam a US Marine named Frank, wounded four times, fires a machine gun to halt a Viet Cong assault. Fellow Marine Kenny dies charging a bunker, while others push through sniper fire and shelling to reach the fortress area. The reporter and a photographer move through a ruined city noting deaths, destruction, and the peril of escape as they witness the ongoing siege and grit of battle.
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Hue
South Vietnam
Frank
Pancho
Military Assistance Command For
Vietnam
UPI
Dana Stone
Perfume River
U.S
South Vietnamese Army
Viet Cong appeals to Southeast Asia for support in Vietnam
The Viet Cong broadcast from Hanoi urged all Southeast Asians and neutral nations to aid in ousting American forces and overthrow the Saigon government. They welcomed North Vietnamese aid, asked Laos Cambodia and peace loving people to provide strong support, and called on South Vietnamese forces and citizens to mount a general offensive against American forces. The message denounced President Thieu and Vice President Ky as American puppets.
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Tokyo
UPI
Hanoi
Vietnam
Saigon
Laos
Cambodia
Strongwest
South Vietnam
National
Liberation Front
Viet Cong
USS
Nguyen van ‘Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Viet Cong Assault Hits U.S. Embassy in Saigon
In Saigon sources say two South Vietnamese drivers working for the U.S. Embassy aided a Viet Cong commando squad in a Thursday morning attack. Both drivers were killed by Marine guards during a six hour clash. a police guard post and embassy gates were breached as fighting unfolded inside the compound.
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Saigon
U.S
Mac Dinh Chi
Marines storm embassy compound in deadly dawn clash
Exclusive reports describe Marines locking doors on two embassy sides while off duty guards and MPs open fire on guerrillas through gates and walls. Dawn brings a forceful entry into the compound, with numerous Viet Cong commanders and drivers killed and rescue operations continuing.
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