Word: bai
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...encircled Quang Tri city. Farther south, battered ARVN troops were driven from long-besieged Firebase Bastogne, opening the way for an enemy drive on Hue, the ancient imperial capital. A drive on Hue, in turn, could pose a direct threat to U.S. troops guarding an American base at Phu Bai...
...reports, "on which you wait while a gentle rain of JP4 or diesel fuel sifts endlessly down, and you are told there are no flights anywhere or the road is closed." Once he had to hitch a ride on a Vietnamese air force plane evacuating wounded marines from Phu Bai. Despite these difficulties,Rauch managed three trips into Hue and a visit to Danang to interview U.S. pilots returning from their combat missions...
...sources said the Khe Sanh base would be closed within three weeks as the helicopter units shifted operations eastward to their headquarters at Chu Lai and Phu Bai...