I was a problem because the aircraft couldnt land much of the time. It was too dangerous. Even the c123s a little bit, you know, faster getting in and out werent able to come in. None of khe sahns weapons range the artillery targeting the baae. The guns far away on sheer stone cliffs on a mountain in laos called corock. It even survived blistering aerial bombardment. The guns were wheeled in caves when they being used to. If he could turn off aerial resupply, he could eventually achieve what he did. The base commander refused to let that happen. Tony was the t gent. He was out and about the area. Not in a bunker. Eveey day of the siege. Visiting troops. Visiting marines. Being exposed. Showing himself as a true leader. David lownes was a great marine. Getting in food, medicine and ammunition to keep the 6,000 men alive. And so the marines had to find a way to get supplies without landing the planes. They developed a system of low altitude parachute extraction where the supplies would b
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