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Khe Sanh
Khe Sanh K5051650 (kĕ′ săn′) A village in west-central Vietnam near the border with Laos. In one of the largest battles of the Vietnam War, US marines and South Vietnamese troops successfully defended the military base there against a siege by North Vietnamese forces (January 21-April 8, 1968).Khe Sanh
Khe Sanhsavage siege marks turning point in Vietnam (1968). [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 620]See: Turning Point |