The Night NVA Tanks Rolled Into a Green Beret Camp

📍On the night of 6 February 1968, North Vietnamese infantry and Soviet built PT 76 tanks attacked the Special Forces camp at Lang Vei on Route 9, a few miles southwest of the besieged Marine combat base at Khe Sanh. Two dozen American Green Berets and their Montagnard irregulars fought the tanks with rockets and recoilless rifles through the night, while the survivors trapped in the command bunker held out until they broke out the next afternoon. Using the Special Forces after action report and the official Army, Marine Corps and Air Force histories, this animated map documentary follows the night at Lang Vei, the relief force that never came, and the rescue that followed. 0:00 Tanks in the Wire 1:55 A Camp Built Strong 5:08 Elephant Battalion 7:13 The Warnings 9:09 Evening of February 6 12:02 The Alarm 26:14 Inside the Command Bunker 32:40 The Relief Request 34:34 Five Assaults from the Old Camp 41:12 The Breakout and the Rescue 46:08 Counting the Record 50:39 The Question That Remains - - 📚 Every story shared on TalesFromNam is told with profound respect for those who lived through the Vietnam War. The narration and archive footage are thoughtfully selected to honor the weight and atmosphere of each account. While rooted in the experiences of war, these stories are meant for reflection and emotional connection not as factual study or historical record. Thank you for engaging with these tales in the spirit they're offered. - - #VietnamWar #LangVei #BattleOfLangVei #KheSanh #SpecialForces #GreenBerets #5thSpecialForcesGroup #PT76 #Vietnam1968 #MedalOfHonor #VietnamVeterans #VietnamWarHistory #MilitaryHistory #WarDocumentary #TalesFromNam