Khe Sanh Combat base, la base de combate de Khe Sanh

This is the site of the most famous siege and one of the most controversial battles of the Vietnamese War. It is hard to imagine as you stand in this peaceful, verdant land that in early 1968 the bloodiest battle of the war took place here. About 500 Americans, 10000 north Vietnamese troops and uncounted civilian bystanders died amid the din of machines guns and the fiery explosions of 1000kg bombs. Now in here are fields of coffee and black pepper.
Este es uno de los sitios mas famosos y aqui ocurrio una de las batallas mas polemicas de la guerra del Vietnam. Es dificil imaginar que este pacifico y verde campo durante los primeros meses de 1968 ocurrio la batalla mas sangrienta de la guerra. Cerca de 500 americanos, 10000 tropas norvietnamitas y incontables civiles de alrededor murieron a manos de metralletas y las explosiones de 1000kg de bombas. Ahora aqui hay campos de cultivo de cafe y pimienta negra.