![]() ![]() Operation Arc Light and operation Niagara: U.S. Operation Pegasus: ~20,000 (1st Air Cavalry and Marine units) ~6,000 Marines at the Combat Base of Khe Sanh North Vietnamese lines of communication were extended further into South Vietnam. North Vietnamese Army gained control of the Khe Sanh region after the American withdrawal.Americans destroyed the base complex of Khe Sanh and withdrew from the battle area in July 1968 (re-established in 1971).The siege of Khe Sanh was broken by ground forces on 6 April.Khe Sanh Combat Base ( Khe Sanh), Quảng Trị Province, Republic of Vietnam – UTM Grid XD 852-418
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