Photo #2244
OVER RUN on 7 FEB 68 Lang Vei Special Forces Camp MAP
7 February 1968 the NVA struck at the Special Forces camp at Lang Vei. The Lang Vei Special Forces Camp was located astride Route 9 some nine kilometers west of Khe Sanh Village. Beginning about 1800 on 6 February, the camp was subjected to an unusually intense mortar and artillery barrage. The defenders immediately responded with counter fire from the camp and requested supporting fire from the Khe Sanh Combat Base.
When 7 February came to an end, the Lang Vei Camp was empty. Almost half of the 500 defenders were dead or missing. The survivors left behind them seven destroyed enemy tanks and at least as many enemy casualties as they themselves had suffered. The enemy attack stopped at the camp. It did not continue east toward Khe Sanh.
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Posted by Admin on 2002-09-13; Last Modified on 2010-03-25
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