Khe Sanh is a valley surrounded entirely by rolling mountains and forest in Huong Hoa Dist., about 23km south of DMZ (the 17th parallel). It used to be an American defence station that was believed to be unassailable.
More than 10,000 army men, not to mention many other troops ready to intervene, were stationed there.
However, after 5 months of intensive battles, the Vietnamese Liberation Army succeeded in taking over Khe Sanh.
Quang Tri