Photos taken at Khe Sanh during Lam Son 719

The following photos were taken in the spring of 1971 on the Khe Sanh plateau or nearby support firebases. 

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                                                                                                                       Jolly Green Giant on Khe Sanh air strip  (53940 bytes)  Jolly Green Giant on Khe Sanh air strip (43434 bytes)  Cobra waiting to refuel at Khe Sanh (50382 bytes)  Approaching a firebase near Khe Sanh (38599 bytes)  Helicopters coming in to refuel at Khe Sanh (53958 bytes)  Cobra and slick circling Khe Sanh  (40414 bytes)

 

                                                                                                                       Distant view of Khe Sanh plateau  (33544 bytes)  Scene at Khe Sanh the first few days (59508 bytes)  A distant shot of the combat base (40797 bytes)  On a slick heading to combat base (48544 bytes)  Look of combat base first day of Lam Son 719 (47675 bytes)  Look of combat base (47478 bytes)

 

                                                                                                                      Jolly Green Giant hauling Artillery (59851 bytes)  A slick brings in supplies (41465 bytes)  Another distant shot of Khe Sanh (30334 bytes)  A view of the runway on the first day (53387 bytes)  another view of the runway on the first day  (46331 bytes)  A  slick brings in supplies (41585 bytes)

 

A view from a support base outside of Khe Sanh (49992 bytes)  Khe Sanhs runway  (43168 bytes)

 

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