To the 5,000 encircled Marines at Khe Sanh, air is much more than just the stuff they breathe; it is their lifeline, their hope, their only chance of survival if they are attacked by the 30,000 or ...

Except for an occasional case of what the corpsmen call “acute environmental reaction” (shell shock), the Marines at Khe Sanh are taking their ordeal with considerable composure. Only their ...

November 10 this year marks the 242nd birthday of the Marine Corps: 242 years of warfighting excellence. At places like Trenton, Tripoli, Chapultepec, Belleau Wood, Guadalcanal, Chosin, Khe Sahn ...