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Full Metal Jacket. Film and History. Destroying your identity. Tet Offensive. Portrayal of Vietnamese citizens. Mickey Mouse Brigade. Battle Plans. Broadcasts from Hanoi spoke of great victories Troops moved into Khe Sanh area Westmoreland reinforced area as well. Khe San. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Full Metal JacketFilm and History
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+Destroying your identity
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+Tet Offensive
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+Portrayal of Vietnamese citizens
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+Mickey Mouse Brigade
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+Battle Plans
Broadcasts from Hanoi spoke of great victories
Troops moved into Khe Sanh area
Westmoreland reinforced area as well
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+Khe San January 21, 1968
NVA attacks the remote base
Operation Scotland
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+The attack
North Vietnamese bombard the base with a massive artillery attack
The artillery hit the base ammunition stock
The shelling went on for days, turned into an artillery fight
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+Supplying the base
Americans relied on C-130 Hercules Transport
These were used until one was hit
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+Super Gaggle Americans attacked enemy
guns with fighter planes
Helicopters followed and dropped supplies
Took less than five minutes
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+Strain of the siege
Constant shelling took its toll on men
Food was limited
Knee deep mud
Rats
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+Saigon
Capital of South Vietnam
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+Trenches and tunnels
NVA began digging trenches to try and breach Khe San
They came within 1200 yards of the camp
Only way to destroy them was bombing from B-52’s
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+End of the Siege Bombings turned the battle around
Siege lifted after 77 days
Khe San based destroyed by Americans in June of 1968
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+American Embassy in Saigon VC Commandos attack
embassy
Attack ultimately fails, but…
Media plays up attack on American soil
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+1969President Nixon
“Peace With Honor”
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+Operation MenuBombing Cambodia
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+1971
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+1972
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+Battle for Hue
Largest battle
City over run quickly
Viet Cong released thousands of prisoners
Liberated the city
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+RECAPTURING HUE
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+Recapture of HueBitter street fighting to recapture city
Mass graves