This program is presented in partnership with the Lexington Veterans Association.

Presented by Jim Ramsey, US Navy Vietnam Veteran

On October 11, 1967 Charlie Company, First Battalion, First Marine Regiment, First Marine Division landed on a low hilltop clearing in the dense Hai Lang National Forest south of Quang Tri, South Vietnam.  Charlie Company was the point company for the First Battalion’s search-and-destroy mission against Base Area 101, a North Vietnamese Army staging area that supported the Fifth and Sixth NVA Regiments.  At 2 P.M. on October 12, Charlie Company was ambushed by the North Vietnamese.  Thus began a 12-hour relentless assault by 3-4 NVA companies.  This is the story of that battle - of how close the NVA came to overwhelming Charlie Company and how the Marines heroically fought back and prevailed against a superior force.  Corporal William T. Perkins, Jr. would be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the battle.  

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