1967 TET Truce at Quang Khe
This sequence of three
photographs of Quang Khe illustrates the North Vietnamese efforts during the
truces. Quang Khe is located at
the mouth of the Song Giang River on the North Vietnamese coast, northeast of
the Ban Karai Pass. Photo No. 1
shows the bombed-out naval facility a few days before the 1967 TET
truce. Although trucks entered
the area at night to be shuttled across the river on small ferryboats,
American air presence over the area during the day virtually eliminated the
daytime use of the area.
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Information
on the back of the Picture
100093 USAF Photo #6
A focal point for much of the
waterborne traffic was the area of Quang Khe, located on the mouth of the Song
Giang River. As observed on 29 January, prior to TET, when subjected to
routine aerial surveillance, the areas was heavily bombed and appeared
inactive. The former naval base had been destroyed earlier and there was no
evidence of movement associated with the Quang Khe ferry which provides
transit across the Song Giang River.
OFFICIAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PHOTO
RELEASED AT WASHINGTON, D.C. MARCH 17 , 1967
