What was Khe Sanh?

Question

A. a major port city near Hue
B. a prisoner of war camp
C. a farming village in the Mekong delta
D.a military base in northwest Vietnam

Answer 1

I think an outpost in Vietnam??

Answer 2

Khe Sanh Combat Base South Vietnam was in the corner of Quang

Tri Province 18 miles south of the DMZ and 8 miles east of Laos in mountain terrain. The base was a blocking position to stop the NVA

from moving men and supplys into the south along Route 9. An air

strip for resupplying troops and for recon flights over the Ho Chi Minh

trail. In mid 1966 the North Vietnamese Army (NVA) increased their

infiltration into the hills around Khe Sanh.

The rest of the story can be read here:
http://www.homestead.com/myadoptedpowmia/KheSanh.html

Answer 3

D. A military base in NW Vietnam.

A fire base of the 3rd Marine Div. Designed to help interdict movement along the Ho Chi Minh trail. Also reportedly an effort by the U.S to entice the North Vietnamese to lay siege and to initiate a large scale battle if possible . The U.S had much superior fire power but the NVA/VC were reluctant to get into large scale battles, minimizing the advantages of the U.S. and South Vietnamese. The U.S ended up abandoning Khe Sanh after it had served its purpose.

Answer 4

Khe Sanh is a villiage in Viet Nam where a famous battle took place.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khe_Sanh

Answer 5

It's a well known battle which happened in Vietnam in 1968.
You'l find more information about this event here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Khe_Sanh#Battle_in_popular_culture