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Marine Interviewed at Con Thien in 1967.🇺🇸 The Battle of Con Thien, fought primarily from May to October 1967, was a critical engagement during the Vietnam War at a U.S. Marine Corps firebase near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam. Known as the “Hill of Angels,” Con Thien’s strategic position, just 3 km south of the DMZ, made it a prime target for the North Vietnamese Army (NVA), who sought to disrupt U.S. defenses along the McNamara Line, a barrier aimed at blo

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