The Bridge at Dong Ha

Description:

On Easter morning 1972 Marine captain John Ripley, the sole U.S. adviser to the tough Third Battalion of the South Vietnamese Marines, braved intense enemy fire to blow up a bridge and stop a major invasion form the north. The story of "Ripley at the Bridge", a legend within the Marine Corps, is captured by a fellow Marine who lays bare Ripley's innermost thoughts during his desperate struggle to keep 20,000 enemy soldiers and 200 tanks at bay. The introduction to this first-time recording, Ripley talks about what drove him to singlehandedly attempt such a feat and tells how he now views the act that brought him the Navy Cross.

subjects: Battle of Dong Ha,  Vietnam War,  Naval battles,  Naval history,  Dong Ha, Battle of, Đông Hà, Vietnam, 1972,  Biography,  History,  Vietnam War, 1961-1975,  American Personal narratives,  United States. Marine Corps,  United States

People: John Ripley,  Gerry Turley

Places: Dong Ha (Vietnam)

Times: 1972