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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_base
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Khe_Sanh
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:U._S._Army_1st_Cavalry_Division
gptkb:Operation_Niagara
U. S. Air Force operations
North Vietnamese Army tactics
U. S. Navy support operations
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_William_Westmoreland
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gptkbp:conservation_efforts
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military structures
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gptkbp:controls
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:coordinates
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16°25′ N 106°59′ E
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gptkbp:elevation
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1,200 feet (370 m)
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gptkbp:emergency_services
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gptkb:1971
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gptkbp:established
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gptkb:1962
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gptkbp:function
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logistics and supply base
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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studied in military history
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Cold War tensions
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Cold War era
symbol of U. S. involvement in Vietnam
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gptkbp:historical_site
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designated for preservation
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Khe Sanh Combat Base
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gptkbp:infrastructure
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gptkb:Airport
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gptkbp:is_featured_in
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documentaries about the Vietnam War
books about Vietnam War
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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gptkb:Operation_Dewey_Canyon
gptkb:Operation_Pegasus
counterinsurgency operations
airlift operations
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gptkbp:is_monitored_by
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conducted from base
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gptkbp:is_surrounded_by
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gptkb:Ho_Chi_Minh_Trail
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gptkbp:is_used_by
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gptkb:South_Vietnamese_forces
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gptkbp:is_used_for
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gptkb:government_agency
training exercises
air support operations
medical evacuation missions
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gptkbp:is_visited_by
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tourists and historians
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Quang_Tri_Province,_Vietnam
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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defensive perimeter
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Khe_Sanh_siege
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gptkbp:notable_event
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resupply missions
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gptkbp:notable_for
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high casualty rates
strategic airlift capabilities
heavy artillery use
longest siege in Marine Corps history
siege by North Vietnamese forces
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gptkbp:opened
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gptkb:1971
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Military_Assistance_Command,_Vietnam
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gptkbp:performed_by
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gptkb:Vietnam_War
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gptkbp:served_in
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forward operating base
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gptkbp:significant_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Khe_Sanh
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gptkbp:status
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abandoned
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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control of supply routes
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