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In 1971, Khe Sanh was reactivated by the U.S. Army (Operation Dewey Canyon II) to support Operation Lam Son 719, the South Vietnamese invasion of Laos. On the night of 23 March a PAVN sapper attack on Khe Sanh resulted in 3 Americans killed and several aircraft and 2 ammunition dumps destroyed, PAVN losses were 14 killed and 1 captured. [4]
The question, known among American historians as the "riddle of Khe Sanh," has been summed up by John Prados and Ray Stubbe: "Either the Tet Offensive was a diversion intended to facilitate PAVN/VC preparations for a war-winning battle at Khe Sanh, or Khe Sanh was a diversion to mesmerize Westmoreland in the days before Tet."
Khe Sanh Combat Base, reactivated to support Operation Lam Son 719, was abandoned once again. [16]: 96 In a press conference, Nixon claimed that "Tonight I can report that Vietnamization has succeeded." and announced the withdrawal of a further 100,000 troops from South Vietnam between May and November 1971.
Dewey Canyon II would, therefore, be conducted within territorial South Vietnam in order to reopen Route 9 all the way to the old Khe Sanh Combat Base, which had been abandoned by U.S. forces in 1968. The base would be reopened and would then serve as the logistical hub and airhead of the ARVN incursion.
1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division, 101st Airborne Division and 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment operation to support the ARVN Operation Lam Son 719 effort to open Route 9 through Khe Sanh to the Laotian border and to reestablish Khe Sanh as a major combat support base: Route 9: estimated 75 Feb 2 – Mar 8: Operation Ivy [1]
Vietnam War Battle of Khe Sanh: ... was a U.S. Marine Corps and MACV-SOG base located north of Khe Sanh, ... On the morning of 4 June 1971 a PAVN force on Hill 1015 ...
Khe Sanh plateau and Đa Krông river valley: June 23 - Jul 14: Operation Wayne Fast [2] 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation: Bình Định Province: June 24 – 28: Operation Wright Blue [2] 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment security operation: Pleiku Province: June 26 – Mar 1 71: Operation Pennsylvania Square [2]
South Vietnam June 4, 1971 – June 5, 1971: Risked his life by attacking a wave of enemy forces alone to allow the rest of his platoon to escape Raymond M. Clausen Jr. Marine Corps: Private First Class: South Vietnam January 31, 1970: Risked his life to rescue several Marines and corpsman from a minefield Ronald L. Coker † Marine Corps