[oldvirginian]

“Nice! I had never heard of this battle.
I just love seeing the Medal of Honor ceremonies; it always gives me goosebumps.”

You should really read up on it!
Hue was one of the defining battles in USMC history.
Wounded Marines would limp back into the battle rather than leave their brother Marines.
The History channel, now American Heroes channel, had a great series on the Tet offensive and the battle for Hue.

The Tet offensive was a last gasp effort by the NVA/VC to win the war.
Unfortunately it gave the anti-war crowd here just the ammo they needed to force the wussy politicians to run from continuing the war.
US forces slaughtered the commies on the battlefield but lost most of their backing in Congress.

[jmacusa]

Saw that documentary. Listening to that one Marine vet put it in perspective for me when he said “The most lethal, the most aggressive weapon in history is a nineteen year old pissed off Marine’’.

[Fred Hayek]

Unfortunately it gave the anti-war crowd here just the ammo they needed to force the wussy politicians to run from continuing the war.

Thank you Walter Krankheit.

Krankheit = sickness.