The Viet Cong were astonished when 'the most respected man in America' announced that they won the Tet Offensive.
Up to that point they were certain they had lost.
The Viet Cong were astonished when 'the most respected man in America' announced that they won the Tet Offensive.
Up to that point they were certain they had lost.
Yup, even their top military leader, General Giap, admitted in his memoirs that the North was losing and close to throwing in the towel. Between Cronkite's erroneous reporting and the hippies, he changed his mind.
Precisely. We won every major battle, from the Ia Drang, to A Shau valley, Kontum to Tet.
My father and his counterpart commanded ARVN troops, and as late as `72 they were bravely killing NVA tanks with LAWs in the central highlands.
Democrats started the war, then didn’t have the stomach for it—and lost it.
The old man—Airborne and Ranger, CIB, EIB, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and Air Medals—died from Agent Orange complications about a year ago.
On his behalf, let me say that anyone who says that American troopers lost or surrendered in Vietnam can kiss my ass.