BY ELIZABETH CAMPBELL

MID-JANUARY 1968

• Northwest corner of south Vietnam
• Three NVA divisions begin to mass
• U.S. Expects major offensive
• From northern provinces

JANUARY 27, 1968

• Attack on marine base
• At Khe Sanh
• 18 killed
• 40 wounded

JANUARY 10, 1968

• Tet- the Vietnam new year
• Weapons were hid in coffins
• Vietcong agents attacked
• 100 cities taken
• Tet Offensive lasted a month

FEBRUARY 23,1968

• 1300 artillery rounds fired
• Bunkers rebuilt at base
• More than any other day of attacks
• So far.

MARCH 6,1968

• Marines wait for major attack
• NVA forces retreat into jungle
• Next three weeks are quiet on base

MARCH 11,1968

• Massive search and destroy
• Sweeps are launched
• Against Vietcong

MARCH 16,1968

• My Lai Massacre
• U.S. Attacked
• 200 civilians killed

MARCH 22,1968

• Massive north Vietnamese attack
• 100 rounds per hour
• U.S. Replies with heavy bombing

APRIL 8,1968

• Operation Pegasus
• Ends siege of marine base

JUNE 1968

• Base no longer needed
• General approves abandonment
• And demolition

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CITATIONS

• "Battlefield:Vietnam" pbs.org 3/3/14