The Battle of Khe Sanh was a brutal conflict during the Vietnam War... The Khe Sanh Combat Base was located in the Khe Sanh area of northwestern Quảng Trị Province, a coastal province of South Vietnam ...

The NVA battle plan called for the encirclement of the Khe Sanh Combat Base ... Marines, and Navy. American airstrikes sometimes totalled 600 a day, and were launched from bases in South Vietnam ...

TIME Correspondent Don Sider spent several days at Khe Sanh last week ducking incoming shells and observing the unique quality of life in the besieged Marine base. His report: A chill, grey mist ...