This ebook is telling real tales, which have been recorded via a tender artillery officer of the ARVN within the wartime of Vietnam War.

April 30, 1975, this present day the Vietnam battle ended after greater than two decades because the Geneva Accords divided Vietnam state into elements on July 20, 1954. The warfare ended in advance and abruptly. It was once past the mind's eye of all parts of the inhabitants residing in Saigon Regime of South Vietnam on the time.

The battles weren't a tremendous picking think about finishing the warfare. The Ban Me Thuot battlefield used to be the 1st conflict within the offensive crusade of the North Vietnamese Communist in 1975. yet at this conflict the VC didn't trap the B50 base all through seven days and nights of scuffling with although the ARVN strength was once just one Battalion. If the enemy used to be strong sufficient, they can have swallowed us up within the early days of the conflict the place there have been greater than sour combating 7 days and nights yet they didn't. That used to be a truth, no controversy.

In truth, i discovered that the tip of the battle an association from the main senior leaders of the govt. of the South on the time; which was once truly outlined by means of the heartless assertion of Duong Van Minh on April 30, 1975.

Meanwhile, i used to be a tender officer within the ARVN, so i can't fail to remember that day. around the globe, i have never visible any conflict that when the tip had 5 prime generals dedicate suicide similar to the struggle in Vietnam.

Indeed, the assaults by way of T-54 tanks of the enemy have been repulsed instantly via our cellular anti-tank technique; the hero to say used to be Sergeant Ket. He used to be the third board of the regiment, voluntary head of the anti-tank corporation. They have been mobilized alongside the safeguard traces and used solely the anti-tank gun M-72. at any time when an energetic T-54 seemed, they have been bravely crawling to the scene and able to ambush. accordingly, at any time when enemy tanks seemed they instantly hit a couple of with M-72s whilst. What iron with out hearth while hit by way of M-72 rockets?

While the TOC of the regimental commander used to be located in a bunker deep underground, the bunker roof used to be bolstered with a meter thick concrete. This used to be a military base the yank army had built and left in the back of, so the 130mm cannon of the enemy used to be no longer sufficient harmful strength to wreck in the course of the concrete thickness holding the hatch covers.

Therefore, the enemy assault was once thoroughly dead opposed to us, even if they have been attempting tough. in addition to that, within the days of extreme struggling with we had destroyed 2 long-barreled artillery cannons (85mm) from a southern hilltop outdoor of the bottom that have been pulled by means of 2 Molotovas. So some of these captured resources our military needed to take ownership of and drag them into the bottom. On those Molotovas nonetheless remained intact, many ammunitions and dry meals made by means of the chinese language. those have been the importance of the conflict at B-50 base. on reflection, the placement of the conflict was once so obvious and we have been proactive in this conflict. yet our superiors didn't care approximately maintaining this army deploy.

In the final radio dialog among the third board of II Corps Commander and Lt. Colonel Vo An at the morning of March 17, 1975 throughout the transmission of the statement aircraft L-19, I heard the next: “There are not any plans for Nguyen Hue, Nguyen Hue looks after yourself.” Nguyen Hue used to be the given identify of Lt. Colonel Vo An. This used to be the final sentence within the radio dialog. I instantly observed the face of Lt. Col. Vo An used to be disconcerted. He circled and stated to us, “They have given up on us, so be ready to head, then.” after which he was once unhappy and went on within quietly.

Therefore, the struggle ended without notice for me as a dream, as an phantasm. I by no means proposal that our facet may lose, yet that used to be the outcome. So, in my center there's nonetheless a twinge until eventually at the present time approximately why our superiors gave up? nearly forty years have handed then, however the twinge continues to be now not over…