Bruce M. Geiger
At Khe Sanh:
First Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, 44th Artillery, 108th Artillery Group, 1st Field Force, U.S. Army Attached to the 3rd Marine Division
February 22 - April 14, 1968
Khe Sanh Combat Base, site of the most famous siege (and one of the most controversial battles of the American Vietnam War), sits silently on a barren plateau surrounded by vegetation-covered hills often obscured by mist and fog. It is hard to imagine as you stand in this peaceful, verdant land that in this very place in early 1968 took place the bloodiest battle of the Vietnam War. But little things help you picture what the history books say happen here. The outline of the airfield remains distinct (to this day nothing will grow on it). In places, the ground is literally carpeted with bullets and rusting shell casings.
–Vietnam, A Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit
