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At the end of january 1968 saigon was alive with the festive spirit as everyone prepares for the tet lunar new year. For the people of vietnam tet is both a joyous and a sacred time of the year. It was supposed to be the first spring of the second republic of vietnam and the tet truce proposed by the communist north vietnamese seemed to promise people a holiday free from the everpresent anxiety of war. The people gathered to pay respects for their ancestors. On the eve of the new year, thousands of saigon families prayed before the altars of their ancestors. They prayed that peace might be restored to their homeland. This year, however, the traditional firecrackers of the tet celebration came the fireworks of war. The vietcong taking advantage of the noisy celebration and the savage attacks on saigon, violating the fruits that they themselves his proposed. Areas of the city became a blazing inferno. Columns of smoke rose skyward after block after block in the capital city burned with t
Fulfill that or not, they were prepared to take a chance. Announcer sunday night, addie eastern on q a at eight eastern on q a. North vietnam launched surprise attacks in South Vietnam in the lunar new year. Many people considered it to be a turning point of the war. Reel america, saigon target zero 1968. Tet. Ffensive this film contains graphic scenes that may be disturbing to some viewers. Saigon was alive as everyone prepared for the lunar new year. For the people of vietnam, it is a sacred time of year. This was to be the first spring of the second republic of fear not. Of vietnam. The troops opposed by the north vietnamese seemed to promise people a safe holiday, free from the anxiety of war. At the temples, people gathered to pay respects to their ancestors. On the eve of the new year, thousands of families prayed before the altars of their ancestors. They prayed peace might be restored. This year, the traditional firecrackers became the fireworks of war. The viet cong taking adv
Be disturbing to some viewers. Saigon was alive as everyone prepared for the lunar new year. For the people of vietnam, it is a sacred time of year. This was to be the first spring of the second republic of fear not. Of vietnam. The troops opposed by the north vietnamese seemed to promise people a safe holiday, free from the anxiety of war. At the temples, people gathered to pay respects to their ancestors. On the eve of the new year, thousands of families prayed before the altars of their ancestors. They prayed peace might be restored. This year, the traditional firecrackers became the fireworks of war. The viet cong taking advantage of the celebration launched a savage attack on saigon, violating the truce they had proposed. Areas of the city became a blazing inferno. Columns of smoke rose skyward as block after block burned with the fires of viet cong treachery. As frightened people fled, many fell victim to enemy gunfire. Government soldiers reacted quickly to counter the communist
Saigon was alive as everyone prepared for the lunar new year. For the people of vietnam, it is a joyous and sacred time of year. This was to be the first spring of the secular public of vietnam. The troops opposed by the north vietnamese seemed to promise people a safe holiday, free from the anxiety of war. At the temples, people gathered to pay respects to their ancestors. On the eve of the new year, thousands of families prayed before the altars of their ancestors. They prayed peace might be restored. This year, the traditional firecrackers became the fireworks of war. The viet cong taking advantage of the celebration launched a savage attack on saigon, violating the truce they had proposed. Areas of the city became a blazing inferno. Columns of smoke rose skyward as block after block burned with the fires of viet cong treachery. As frightened people fled, many fell victim to enemy gunfire. Government soldiers reacted quickly to counter the communist offensive and to protect civilian