Cork Stops Vietnamese Siege at Khe Sanh
AP dispatch from Khe Sanh quotes Major on the tight cork metaphor as U S Marines defend the red dust perimeter. He warns that if the North Vietnamese break through the barbed wire they could devastate the countryside and reach the coast.
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Robert D. Ohman
Khe Sanh
Viétnath
U.S
Marus
3500 Air Cavalry Reinforcements Reach Khe Sanh
U S forces moved 3500 air cavalrymen to reinforce the Marines at Khe Sanh amid a renewed North Vietnamese offensive threat. Shelling targeted the base as artillery and air power support continued around the northwest front, with about 62,000 allied troops in the DMZ region and 40000 Marines guarding the area.
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