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Oracle of DelphiJanuary 31 1968 Viet Cong Attack US Embassy
January 31st 2012 00:01
On January 31st 1968, as part of the Tet Offensive, a squad of Viet Cong guerillas attacked the US Embassy in Saigon. The soldiers seized the embassy and held it for six hours until an assault force of US paratroopers landed by helicopter on the building's roof and routed the Viet Cong.
The Tet Offensive was planned as a massive, simultaneous attack on the major cities and provincial capitals of South Vietnam. It was scheduled to take place during Tet, the Vietnamese lunar New Year celebration, which was traditionally a time of decreased fighting. In December 1967, following an attack on the US Marine base at Khe Sanh, 50,000 American troops were sent in to defend the area, thereby weakening US positions elsewhere.
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The Tet Offensive was planned as a massive, simultaneous attack on the major cities and provincial capitals of South Vietnam. It was scheduled to take place during Tet, the Vietnamese lunar New Year celebration, which was traditionally a time of decreased fighting. In December 1967, following an attack on the US Marine base at Khe Sanh, 50,000 American troops were sent in to defend the area, thereby weakening US positions elsewhere.
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