{"id":77296,"date":"2018-01-22T09:43:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T14:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=77296"},"modified":"2018-01-22T09:43:17","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T14:43:17","slug":"khe-sanh-50th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=77296","title":{"rendered":"Khe Sanh 50th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yesterday marked the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle at Khe Sanh, Vietnam. 45,000 US Army soldiers and Marines were besieged by more than 100,000 North Vietnamese Army troops for nearly five months. <\/p>\n

Veterans in Oroville, California marked the anniversary yesterday, according to the Oroville News<\/a> in a link sent to us by Rob.<\/p>\n

The luncheon was put on by Khe Sanh veterans Craig Tourte and Tom Horchler. Many of these gatherings have reunited other Vietnam and Khe Sanh veterans. It\u2019s a shared camaraderie that seems to root deeper each year.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven if you\u2019ve never met a guy before, you start talking, and it\u2019s like you\u2019ve known him forever,\u201d Tourte said.<\/p>\n

A booming bagpipe rendition of the \u201cMarine Corps Hymn\u201d kicked off the casual festivities. Many were accompanied by family members and loved ones, and those flying solo to the event were happy to reconnect with old friends. While many in attendance were local, others traveled from Sacramento, Rocklin and the Bay Area to join their brothers.<\/p>\n

Though Sunday\u2019s reflections brought up tough memories of loss and talk of handling post-traumatic stress disorder, not all tales were sad.<\/p>\n

From table to table, one could easily catch snippets of war stories that mirrored something from a movie, mixed with the chatter of buddies catching up and inside jokes that would resonate only with a Marine were shared between each gentleman. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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