The Marines stationed at Con Thien were constantly frightened ... was subjected to daily artillery fire by the People's Army of Vietnam, and the casualties were so significant that entire ...

I had to laugh while reading Andy Kessler’s column “Capitalism Won the Vietnam War ... my fellow Marines and I were targets for about 1,000 cannons a day in Con Thien and Khe Sanh.

Their common bond helps get them through. That was clear when a group of Vietnam Marines were asked about their experiences on the battlefield: Bob Allsup: “My toughest day in Vietnam was my ...

In Vietnam, Kenny was a mortar man with the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines. In September 1967, his unit was in the Con Thien area when they were bombarded by heavy enemy artillery and a rocket barrage.