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...government or are necessary to assure the security of American forces. In many respects, this strategy closely resembles General James Gavin's enclave theory. Galbraith maintains, however, that his proposal differs in calling for active patrolling beyond the cities and the U.S. bases to keep the enemy beyond mortar range...
...Sanh grows steadily shabbier. More and more "hardbacks" (metal-roofed shacks) are tumbled by the incoming; day by day the protective sandbags and runway matting rise higher on bunkers. Even so, the bunkers cannot withstand direct hits. A rocket or mortar round will collapse a bunker and likely kill its occupants. The Seabees are finishing strong underground bunkers for the control-tower crew of Khe Sanh's airstrip and the evacuation hospital, rushing to complete the work before the threatened battle erupts. Meanwhile, the doctors must make do in cramped quarters: the operating room is an empty metal...
Most of Rademaekers' men were on the job almost before they knew it. Correspondent John Cantwell was practically blown out of his Embassy Hotel bed by mortar fire. He raced to the roof and got a panoramic view of the battle for the Presidential Palace. Correspondent Wallace Terry who spent the night at a U.S. AID official's home, found himself in an ideal spot from which to view the fierce firefight for the U.S. embassy. Correspondents Don Sider and Glenn Troelstrup were already at Khe Sanh, where they were joined by David Greenway...
...supporting V.C. troops positioned around the embassy began lobbing mortar fire onto the grounds. Then the 19 commandos appeared, wearing civilian clothes (with identifying red armbands) and carrying automatic weapons, rockets and enough high explosives to demolish the building. Attacking simultaneously, some of the guerrillas blasted a hole in the concrete wall with an antitank gun and swarmed through it; others quickly scaled a rear fence. Though allied intelligence had predicted the attack, the embassy's defense consisted of only five U.S. military guards-just one more than normal. They fought back so fiercely that only their courage denied...
...beard and steel-rimmed glasses, he seemed decidedly unmilitary and way out of his element. But he had considerable success in selling enough material to support himself in Saigon. He first broke even with the sale of a story and pictures to Parade Magazine about the mortaring incident at the Thieu-Ky inauguration. He and his camera were close to the spot where Vice President Humphrey, Ambassador Bunker and General Westmoreland were to be, had not rain forced the ceremonies inside. VC mortar landed square on the spot and the Dartmouth man was in luck...