LBJ and Vietnam

Located about six miles (ten klicks) from Laos and about fourteen miles (twenty-three klics) from the DMZ, Khe Sanh overlooked Route 9, the main highway from Laos to the coast of South Vietnam (roughly parallel to the DMZ). Khe Sanh was a natural location for a base to control entry into Vietnam over Route 9 and from the DMZ. ................
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