Ben Het, a U.S. Special Forces camp located 288 miles northeast of Saigon and six miles from the junction of the Cambodian, Laotian and South Vietnamese borders, is besieged and cut off by 2,000 North Vietnamese troops using artillery and mortars. The base was defended by 250 U.S. soldiers and 750 South Vietnamese Montagnard tribesmen. The siege lasted until July 2 when the defenders were reinforced by an allied relief column.
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Jun 23, 1969:
North Vietnamese encircle Ben Het
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This Week in History, Jun 23 - Jun 29
- Jun 23, 1964
- Johnson announces new ambassador to South Vietnam
- Jun 23, 1969
- North Vietnamese encircle Ben Het
- Jun 24, 1970
- Senate repeals Tonkin Gulf Resolution
- Jun 24, 1973
- Martin becomes the U.S. ambassador in Saigon
- Jun 25, 1965
- Viet Cong blow up a floating restaurant
- Jun 25, 1969
- U.S. Navy turns boats over to South Vietnamese Navy
- Jun 26, 1965
- Westmoreland given authority to commit U.S. forces
- Jun 26, 1972
- U.S. aircraft shifted to Thailand
- Jun 27, 1963
- Kennedy appoints Lodge as ambassador
- Jun 27, 1968
- U.S. forces begin to evacuate Khe Sanh
- Jun 28, 1965
- U.S. forces launch first offensive
- Jun 28, 1972
- Nixon announces draftees will not go to Vietnam
- Jun 29, 1964
- First New Zealand troops arrive
- Jun 29, 1970
- U.S. ground troops return from Cambodia
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