Khe Sanh Combat Base (also known as Ta Con) was a United States Marine Corps outpost south of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Quang Tri province used during the Vietnam War. == History == US Army Special Forces (Detachment A-101, Company C, 5th Special Forces Group) constructed a camp in August 1962 at an old abandoned French fort, about 2km east of the village of Khe Sanh and just below Route 9.
Khe Sanh Combat Base (also known as Ta Con) was a United States Marine Corps outpost south of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Quang Tri province used during the Vietnam War. == History == US Army Special Forces (Detachment A-101, Company C, 5th Special Forces Group) constructed a camp in August 1962 at an old abandoned French fort, about 2km east of the village of Khe Sanh and just below Route 9.
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