{"id":1835,"date":"2025-09-18T01:19:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T01:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/?page_id=1835"},"modified":"2026-04-09T01:36:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T01:36:40","slug":"battle-on-the-hills","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/?page_id=1835","title":{"rendered":"Battle on The Hills &#038; Lang Vei"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1835\" class=\"elementor elementor-1835\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f43f83 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9f43f83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-925fe5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"925fe5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hill 881S<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc9319 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5fc9319\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ee4c9e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9ee4c9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmcu.edu\/Portals\/218\/Hill%20Fights_web.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Hill Fights web-PDF<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b490bf1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b490bf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Hill 881S 1967<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e556b64 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e556b64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Hill Fights The First Battle of Khe Sanh<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e75231 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5e75231\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Neil Kenny describes the fight for Hill 881 North, Khe Sanh, Vietnam, April14, 1968<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b32a31 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7b32a31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Al White: The Story of a Marine Grunt in the First Battle of Khe Sanh (April 1967)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b07ee5 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4b07ee5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/hmm-364.org\/warriors-web-site\/photos-881s\/powell\/powell-d01.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">The David Louis \"Dave\" Powell Hill 881S Photograph Collection<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a52068 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5a52068\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2389000 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2389000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Capt-Bill-Dabney.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2012\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Capt Bill Dabney<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66dbc6d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66dbc6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fcc965 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7fcc965\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Hill 881 South: Captain William Dabney <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e63e6e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e63e6e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48fde9b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"48fde9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Cpl Dennis Mannion Remembers Hill 881S<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee2ba2 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bee2ba2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758c726 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"758c726\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"292\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/David-Assum.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-36\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/David-Assum.jpg 375w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/David-Assum-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">David Assum Maybe the only Marine that flew back to the Khe Sanh combat base hanging by one leg in a cargo net.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c28b0c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c28b0c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"794\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/881-Men-1024x1016.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1745\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/881-Men-1024x1016.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/881-Men-300x298.jpg 300w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/881-Men-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/881-Men-768x762.jpg 768w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/881-Men-1536x1524.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/881-Men.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hill 881S  March 1968\nStanding L to R: Nittenger, Carnahan, Reyes, Brain, Glover, Catrin\nKneeling L to R:\nPayne and Shirmabukura\n<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85b73b8 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"85b73b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cfa893 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cfa893\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"421\" height=\"414\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160220.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2114\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160220.jpg 421w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160220-300x295.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2edf83f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2edf83f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"424\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160244.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2115\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160244.jpg 424w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160244-300x241.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4103a37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4103a37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"414\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160311.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2116\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160311.jpg 414w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160311-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac98a1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac98a1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160331.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2117\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160331.jpg 427w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160331-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-883bb6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"883bb6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160351.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2118\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160351.jpg 427w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160351-300x252.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8537ce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8537ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"424\" height=\"348\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160416.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2119\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160416.jpg 424w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160416-300x246.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495b934 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"495b934\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2142e1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2142e1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"424\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160446.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2120\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160446.jpg 424w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160446-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae9ed8e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ae9ed8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"427\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160506.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2121\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160506.jpg 427w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160506-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a076b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a076b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"430\" height=\"601\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160525.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2122\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160525.jpg 430w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160525-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5174c4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5174c4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"422\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160551.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2123\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160551.jpg 422w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-09-160551-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-122389d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"122389d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e8ba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67e8ba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1100\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Randy-WAHOSKE-881HILL-768x1100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2112\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Randy-WAHOSKE-881HILL-768x1100.jpg 768w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Randy-WAHOSKE-881HILL-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Randy-WAHOSKE-881HILL-715x1024.jpg 715w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Randy-WAHOSKE-881HILL-1073x1536.jpg 1073w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Randy-WAHOSKE-881HILL.jpg 1430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Randy Wahoske<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1776b06 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1776b06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-941c7c5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"941c7c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-547c188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"547c188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"787\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Flag-on-Hill-881s.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3432\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Flag-on-Hill-881s.png 787w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Flag-on-Hill-881s-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Flag-on-Hill-881s-768x504.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-222758d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"222758d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79dc252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"79dc252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/881S-1024x800.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3434\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/881S-1024x800.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/881S-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/881S-768x600.jpg 768w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/881S-1536x1200.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/881S.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50b2046 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"50b2046\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa6fcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8aa6fcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/India-Co-Assaulting-Hill-881-N.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2127\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/India-Co-Assaulting-Hill-881-N.jpg 720w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/India-Co-Assaulting-Hill-881-N-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">India Co Assaulting Hill 881 N<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d4f03e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d4f03e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b183c9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b183c9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hill 861A<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca3a33 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ca3a33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f63848 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f63848\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40631b9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"40631b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Hell on a Hill at Khe Sanh by Barry Fixler11\/14\/2017<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8289518 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8289518\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd6149 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4cd6149\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Bill Smart's War - ill 861A by  Gary Grimme<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-748f578 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"748f578\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d820c25 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d820c25\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-339ff5e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"339ff5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Echoes Of The Wall Dennis Mannion<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b944f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b944f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa83732 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fa83732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Dennis Mannion discusses the Battle of Khe Sanh<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0281685 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0281685\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d791d0d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d791d0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfbd88c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dfbd88c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/861a-LZ.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3438\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/861a-LZ.jpg 475w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/861a-LZ-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">LZ 861A<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbc4421 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbc4421\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-619dd0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"619dd0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Looks-like-861-helo-pad-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-3439\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Looks-like-861-helo-pad-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Looks-like-861-helo-pad-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Looks-like-861-helo-pad-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Looks-like-861-helo-pad-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Looks-like-861-helo-pad.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Helo Pad Hill 861A<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90b65ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"90b65ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04649d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"04649d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"795\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hill-861A.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3441\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hill-861A.png 795w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hill-861A-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hill-861A-768x418.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hill 861A<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c14fa e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"42c14fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ee7c5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ee7c5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Hill-861-taking-incoming-view-from-881S-1024x737.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2089\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Hill-861-taking-incoming-view-from-881S-1024x737.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Hill-861-taking-incoming-view-from-881S-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Hill-861-taking-incoming-view-from-881S-768x553.jpg 768w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Hill-861-taking-incoming-view-from-881S-1536x1106.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Hill-861-taking-incoming-view-from-881S.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hill 861 taking incoming view from 881S<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-224d971 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"224d971\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66eab3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66eab3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Looks-like-861-helo-pad-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2284\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Looks-like-861-helo-pad-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Looks-like-861-helo-pad-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Looks-like-861-helo-pad-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Looks-like-861-helo-pad-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Looks-like-861-helo-pad.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Hill 861 Helo Pad<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ff73c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ff73c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab9110e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab9110e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong>Alpha Co 2\/1<\/strong><\/span><\/h1><p><strong>One of the battle-scarred USMC units in the late spring 1968 fighting at Khe Sanh, South Vietnam, was the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment. A 2\/1 veteran from that period is Foxtrot Company corpsman Michael Pipkin. You\u2019ll come across Michael on various online memorial sites as he pays tribute to fallen comrades. It was Michael who reminded me of the role of Foxtrot 2\/1 in one of the many overlooked battles in the post-siege months at Khe Sanh&#8211;the May 19, 1968, ambush and firefight that played out several hundred yards southwest of Khe Sanh Combat Base. The fighting raged near the scene of one of the most searing incidents of the siege, the February 25, 1968, ambush of a Bravo 1\/26 patrol, which I wrote about in detail in Last Stand at Khe Sanh. A map on page 276 of Last Stand notes the contribution of the Marines of Golf 2\/1 and Echo 2\/3 during the May 19 engagement. But I inadvertently overlooked the central role of the men of Foxtrot 2\/1 and Bravo 3rd Tanks. Foxtrot lost 18 men KIA and 36 wounded that day, Michael notes, and Bravo 3rd Tanks suffered casualties in all four tanks. Among the Foxtrot casualties were a pair of 20-year-old Marines from New Jersey: PFC Joseph Francis Burnham, KIA, and PFC Arthur Mortimer Rowe, who died of his wounds on June 1.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Foxtrot got hit again on June 6, this time along Route 9, toward Ca Lu, which would become the new base for Marines in the area after Khe Sanh Combat Base was abandoned in early July. General William Westmoreland pronounced the siege of Khe Sanh broken in April 1968, and the spotlight turned elsewhere in Vietnam. However, young Americans continued to fight and die around Khe Sanh until July.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>My thanks to Michael Pipkin, and so many others, for reminding us of the sons and brothers who gave their lives at Khe Sanh after the world moved on.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d49c44f elementor-align-center elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d49c44f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/videos\/riverview\/relatedvideo?q=Khe+Sanh+Hill+64&#038;&#038;mid=D42424F64481660E62A6D42424F64481660E62A6&#038;FORM=VAMGZC\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Battle for Hill 64: A Firsthand Account of Survival at Khe Sanh<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7be139 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7be139\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8104e83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8104e83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53e5f7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53e5f7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1.9-Rock-Quarry.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3448\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1.9-Rock-Quarry.png 800w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1.9-Rock-Quarry-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1.9-Rock-Quarry-768x443.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">1\/9 Rock Quarry<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-606816b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"606816b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-beaa6c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"beaa6c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lone-Marine-from-1.9.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3449\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lone-Marine-from-1.9.png 793w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lone-Marine-from-1.9-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Lone-Marine-from-1.9-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Lone Marine from 1\/9<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-484d5ee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"484d5ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7321fc8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7321fc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c787ba6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c787ba6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ronnie-Lee-Hawks.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-128\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ronnie Lee Hawks KIA A\/1\/9<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5027e9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5027e9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e1c9ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e1c9ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"499\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Tim-Haley-C.1.9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3455\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Tim-Haley-C.1.9.jpg 499w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Tim-Haley-C.1.9-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Tim Haley 1\/9<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad61054 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad61054\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa1aeb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aa1aeb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-9-on-Hill-689.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3820\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-9-on-Hill-689.webp 526w, https:\/\/khesanhvet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1-9-on-Hill-689-225x300.webp 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">1\/9 on Hill 689<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86363d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"86363d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe95b0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe95b0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"article-headline\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/arsof-history.org\/articles\/images\/19_aug_lang_vei\/p1_main_sml.jpg\" alt=\"The Battle of Lang Vei\" \/><\/h1><h1 class=\"article-headline\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\">The Battle of\u00a0<span class=\"nobreak\">Lang Vei<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89abfb0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"89abfb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ebcdda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ebcdda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>This operational analysis illustrates how a lack of preparedness for an enemy armor attack led to the loss of the Lang Vei SF camp on 7 February 1968. It addresses the first NVA tank employment in South Vietnam, and commemorates veterans of the Vietnam<\/strong> War<span class=\"widow\">.<\/span><strong>\u00a0Early in that war, SF camps were established near highway border crossings into Laos and Cambodia. The principal NVA supply and infiltration route, the north-south Ho Chi Minh trail, was just inside country frontiers. The eastern geographical border of northern Laos, the thigh-deep Se Pone River, was less than two miles from Lang Vei along Highway 9<span class=\"widow\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/arsof-history.org\/articles\/19_aug_lang_vei_page_1.html\"><span style=\"color: #ffff00;\"><strong><span class=\"widow\"> Click here to continue to complete article<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2753eb4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2753eb4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f29146 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f29146\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee65a48 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ee65a48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Mission Green Berets<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a1573 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94a1573\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efd668b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"efd668b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Lang Vei Siege<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-035e451 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"035e451\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c204ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8c204ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Green Beret Camp over run by NVA Tanks<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7472926 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7472926\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1434411 elementor-align-center elementor-fixed elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1434411\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;fixed&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to Top<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hill 881S Hill Fights web-PDF Hill 881S 1967 Hill Fights The First Battle of Khe Sanh Neil Kenny describes the fight for Hill 881 North, Khe Sanh, Vietnam, April14, 1968 Al White: The Story of a Marine Grunt in the First Battle of Khe Sanh (April 1967) The David Louis &#8220;Dave&#8221; 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