Here are six whom I would like to introduce to you.Īlmost all the names on The Wall are in chronological order by date of death, starting with the earliest on the first panel, 01E (East) to the right of the center. To me, about two-dozen of those names represent men I knew personally. But to most of the millions of people who visit this memorial, the names engraved on it are just that––names. Occasionally you can see someone reaching out to touch a name––to connect to the father, brother, or friend they lost so long ago. It is one of the most visited sites in Washington.
On the Vietnam Veterans Memorial the names of the 58,272 members of our armed forces who died during that war are engraved on 140 polished black granite panels. McKenna A VISIT TO THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL McKenna's book is not only an essential historical resource for America's most controversial war but a personal story of valor and survival.Thomas P. advisers in combat during the Vietnam War.
Kontum sheds new light on the actions of U.S. infantry lieutenant colonel assigned as a military adviser to the 23rd Division, participated in the battle of Kontum and combines his personal experiences with years of interviews and research from primary sources to describe the events leading up to the invasion and the battle itself. McKenna fills this gap, offering the only in-depth account available of this violent engagement.
In Kontum: The Battle to Save South Vietnam, Thomas P. They were surrounded and attacked by three enemy divisions with heavy artillery and tanks but, with the help of air power, managed to successfully defend Kontum and prevent South Vietnam from being cut in half and defeated.Īlthough much has been written about the Vietnam War, little of it addresses either the Easter Offensive or the Battle of Kontum. The 23rd ARVN Infantry Division and its American advisers were sent to defend the provincial capital of Kontum in the Central Highlands. Almost all of the American forces had already withdrawn from Vietnam except for a small group of American advisers to the South Vietnamese armed forces. In the spring of 1972, North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam in what became known as the Easter Offensive.
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