With the base in ruins, the US fully pulled out of Khe Sanh as a result of the battle, as this image taken just two months after the battle shows. The Khe Sanh Combat Base was completely evacuated.
The gem of American military superiority in Vietnam was the strategic Marine Corps base a Khe Sanh. Located a few miles from the borders of North Vietnam and Laos, Khe Sanh was heavily fortified ...