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Tet Offensive
On the first day of the Tet (lunar New Year) truce, the Viet Cong launchtheir biggest offensive of the war. One thousand Viet Cong troops infiltratethe city of Saigon. The Communist troops capture the Citadel at Hue andseize part of the US embassy in Saigon. It takes nearly two weeks to completely rout out the Viet Cong troops. The attack is a military disaster for theCommunists: they lose over 10,000 men and do not manage to hold any of theirobjectives. Nevertheless, the offensive marks a military victory for theViet Cong. For many Americans who had believed that the war was being won,the sight of Viet Cong troops holding the US embassy is a rude awakening,and forces them to question the US "true" position.
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