It was Jan. 19, 1968, just days before the start of the Tet Offensive and some of the worst fighting of the war. The North Vietnamese army had Khe Sanh in its cross hairs, ...

The Tet Offensive (1968) Posted: November 18, 2024 | Last updated: December 15, 2024. As celebration of the lunar new year, the ‘tet’ is an important holiday to Vietnamese people.

The Tet observation began on January 30, 1968, but after midnight the country began to erupt in gunfire. At 0300 hours (3:00 AM) on January 31, the NVA and VC launched simultaneous attacks on ...

When Americans wince upon hearing presidents make proclamations about foreign policy, the legacy of the 1968 Tet Offensive looms large. On January 30, at the start of the sacred Vietnamese holiday ...

In the final hours of January 1968, the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army launched a massive offensive across South Vietnam. The Tet Offensive failed to hold territory or spark a general ...

Like other U.S. combat soldiers in Vietnam, Jim and Stan Parker fought with tenacity and wile in bloody, close-in combat during the Tet Offensive launched Jan. 31, 1968, yet faced opprobrium at ...

The Tet Offensive of 1968 was a dramatic turning point for both the US and the North Vietnamese in the Vietnam War. Each had their assumptions shattered in the offensive.

Tet Phase II: A G.I. of the 9 th Infantry Division targets VC snipers in the outskirts of Saigon during the second round of attacks in May 1968. The rifleman carries extra ammo belts for his squad ...

The Smithsonian Channel came to Dallas's Frontiers of Flight Museum to screen a documentary on the Tet Offensive, a battle many saw as a turning point in the Vietnam War roughly 50 years ago.