Con Thien sat just below the DMZ and gave American forces a commanding view of the approaches from the north, but it was also a perfect target for North Vietnamese artillery. Marines rotated through ...
Con Thien, South Vietnam, Aug. 15, 1968: Pvt. 1st Class Richard M. Topeka of B Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division — a machine gunner at Con Thien Marine base — walks ...