Today is the day 50 years ago when the 150 Marines of A. Co, 1/ 1 were sent to relieve the MACV compound amd ARVN forces under attack in Hue and ran into 8000 NVA and Viet Cong troops.
https://www.mca-marines.org/gazette/hue-city-1968-winning-battle-while-losing-war
Inadequate intelligence concerning the attack initially prompted TF X-Ray to dispatch a single rifle company, Company A, Ist Battalion, Ist Marines (1/1), to relieve the U.S. and ARVN forces under siege. Company A...
The Battle of Hue 50 years ago today
https://www.mca-marines.org/gazette/hue-city-1968-winning-battle-while-losing-war
Inadequate intelligence concerning the attack initially prompted TF X-Ray to dispatch a single rifle company, Company A, Ist Battalion, Ist Marines (1/1), to relieve the U.S. and ARVN forces under siege. Company A...
The Battle of Hue 50 years ago today