North Vietnamese launch first daylight attack at Khe Sanh 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Feb 8 1968)


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(Thursday, February 8, 1968, 4:15 a.m. Saigon Standard Time; during Tet Offensive, part of the Vietnam War, Indochina Wars and the Cold War) — Communist reinforcements launch the first daylight attack during the Battle of Khe Sanh, storming up hill 64 today just outside the Combat Base. The western half the outpost falls, but U.S. Marines counterattack and retake the hill.