Military Review English Edition March-April 2014 | Page 78
when the South Vietnamese marines recaptured
Quang Tri, the only provincial capital captured
during the offensive, and the enemy’s strongest
position by far. Quang Tri is located 20 miles from
North Vietnam and was defended by some of the
North’s best troops with the best equipment. I was
out of town when this happened. When I returned
to Washington, no one mentioned this significant
event, and I remained ignorant of it for some time.