Le Van Cho

Le Van Cho was a North Vietnamese Army (NVA) special forces scout[1] who served from 1966–1970 during the Vietnam War.[2]

Van Cho recounted that he served at the boundary of the McNamara Line intended to keep North Vietnamese forces from crossing into South Vietnam, either from the north or from Laos. Van Cho stated that the line "was nothing to us. Every night we would cross it."[3]

During the prelude to the Tet Offensive, Van Cho and other NVA soldiers conducted daylight operations in the south by dressing like farmers, South Vietnamese officials, or women with weapons hidden under their dresses.[4][5] During the offensive Le Van Cho was part of a 600-strong unit that seized the Quang Tri Citadel for a period of 24 hours. Ultimately the unit lost 400 soldiers, 300 of whom were killed and 100 captured.[2]

In 2017, Le Van Cho was interviewed about his experiences by filmmaker Ken Burns for his television series The Vietnam War.[1]

References
  1. ""The Vietnam War" screenings intended to spark discourse". The Ellsworth American. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. Burns, Ken. "The Vietnam War". American Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  3. Ward, Geoffrey (2017). The Vietnam War: An Intimate History. Afred A. Knopf. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  4. Farrow, Alistair (22 January 2018). "Vietnam's blow to US empire". Socialist Worker. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  5. "Annotated Transcript Of Episode 6". Vietnam Veterans for Factual History. Radix Foundation. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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