MPS PROTECT AMERICAN EMBASSY IN TET OFFENSIVE.(PEOPLE & PLACES)

From: The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC) | Date: March 28, 2004 | Copyright information

The Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War began in the early morning hours of Jan. 31, 1968, when two taxis drove to the gates of the American Embassy compound in Saigon and the Viet Cong occupants of the taxis began shooting at the military police guarding the area.

Two MPs were shot before the almost instantaneous response from the rest of the protection unit, the 716th Military Police Battalion.

The attackers were armed ideally for assault tactics: They had AK 4...

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