You won’t believe what these Marines prayed for as they were about to die
By Staff Writer| January 29th, 2018|Military News, Popular, U.S. Marines|0 Comments
Every prolonged war has its moments of sudden and unexpected terror- from the Battle of the Bulge to the spring upheaval that rocked Iraq in 2008, moments of relative calm can be easily turned on end to create a sense of chaos that can test the nerves of even the hardest fighters.
Vietnam was no exception, of course- there are few who fought in that war who don’t have some sort of emotion when someone brings up a three-letter word: Hue
Pronounced “hway,†the Battle of Hue is but one battle of a larger event known as the Tet Offensive, which could summarily be described as “that time the North Vietnamese launched a massive attack during a cease-fire and all Hell broke loose.â€
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