Learn about the Marine Corps' epic battle to repulse NVA assaults against Hue City.

110,000 of Hue's 135,000 inhabitants were left homeless. I As a result of the engagement, C/ 1/5 wrote a constructive and comprehen- sive AAR that summarized the lessons learned from the battle for Hue City at the company tactical level. Although it focused primarily on Marine infantry tactics in urban terrain (briefly includ-

Hue City, 1968: Winning a battle while losing a war Cooling, Norman L Marine Corps Gazette; Jul 2001; 85, 7; Marine Corps Gazette & Leatherneck Magazine of the Marines

Battle of Hue City. 31 January – 2 March 1968. Vietnam War. Mayaguez Incident and Raid on Koh Tang Island.

2024年7月25日 · Stuart Beeney, Damon Hatcher and Martin Luscombe along with brothers Andrew and Peter Seal are a group of friends in Southern England who share a passion for military history. As part of a group called Rolling Thunder, The Vietnam Experience, they put together a Marine Corps living history diorama that represents Hue City during the Vietnam War.

Hue City became fashionable and books began hitting the shelves at bookstores. 7KHJXQQ\UHIXVHGWRSURYLGHDQ\¿UVW person accounts of Vietnam but almost every other Co A Marine spoke of Gunny Canley s valor. Their stories were not different perspectives of the same event but were their own unique eyewitness accounts of separate acts of gallantry.

2024年12月17日 · When the North Vietnamese troops poured in, they changed the names of CAP villages, symbolizing their frustration with the farmers who had staunchly resisted. A history of the CAP program in the Military Review magazine concluded, “The Battle for Hue City and the siege at Khe Sanh dominate the literature about the Marines in Vietnam.

The city of Hue is not built like the typical Asian town. It is the old imperial capital of Vietnam, am ixture of Vietnam ese and French, and for the most part it was built like a French city. It is actually two cities, separated by the Perfume River; so-called because of the sweet smell emanating from the river during the summer months.

occupied building in Hue City. He moved into the open to draw ¿UHORFDWHGWKHHQHP\HOLPLQDWHGWKHWKUHDWDQGH[SDQGHGWKH company s hold on the building room by room. GySgt Canley then gained position above the enemy strong point and dropped in a large satchel charge that forced the enemy to withdraw. On 6

in their combat tour. Hue and Vietnam are beautiful. But, in 1968, carnage is the word for what happened at Hue. Company G, 2d Battalion, Fifth Ma- rine Regiment, after reaching the Citadel and under heavy fire, went back across the river to the Military Assistance Com- mand Vietnam (MAC V) compound. This is the further account of "Golf"'