David E Lownds 'The Battle Of Khe Sanh'

Seth Staver
7th grade english
Mrs. King
January 20, 2016 Battle Of Khe Sanh
The Battle of Khe Sanh was one of the major battles in Vietnam. The PAVN forces bombed the Khe Sanh base and blew up all of the artillery and mortar rounds. The leaders of the battle the events and the results made the battle important in the Vietnam war.

Doug Sterner said, the leaders on both sides of the battle of Khe Sanh is what this paragraph is about. David E. Lownds was the leader on the U.S. side in the battle. He was rewarded for his heroism and bravery in the battle.David E. Lownds was reward cause he saved his team’s lives. Thuan Hoa said, Lieutenant Tran Quy Hai was the leader on the Vietnam side of the battle. Tran Quy Hai was the head Lieutenant of the Vietnamese in the battle of Khe Sanh. Tran Quy Hai also wrote a book called “Days of Smoke”. Captain Moyers S. Shore the 2nd was a sub leader in the U.S. for the battle of Khe Sanh. If David E. Lownds died in the battle Captain Moyers S. Shore would move up to head like David was at. He wrote 6 books about Khe Sanh one of them is called “The Battle For Khe

Historty.com said the communist thought that they had won the battle. Even though 10,000 to 15,000 Vietnamese died in the battle. Also the marines had to patrol the Ho Chi Minh trail. They also had to patrol 100 to 200 yards off of the perimeter. The enemy fired 1,500 rockets, artillery, and mortar rounds at the marines. And more mortar rounds at nearby hill 64. As the battle continued, we gave explanations as why we sought a confrontation with communist forces. We dropped 80,000 tons of ordnance bombs around Khe Sanh. Most people died from the napalm. Some may ended up living from it, but with severe burns and cuts.

The battle of Khe Sanh was one of the major battles in Vietnam. When Doug said, David E. Lownds was rewarded for his heroism and bravery in Vietnam. What type of medal did they give