khe sanh is the district capital of hng ho district qung tr province vietnam located 63 km west of ng h khe sanh combat base was a united states marine corps outpost in south vietnam mgrs 48qxd850418 used during the vietnam war the airstrip was built in september 1962 fighting began there in late april of 1967 known as the hill fights which later expanded into the 1968 battle of khe sanh us commanders hoped that the north vietnamese army would attempt to repeat their famous victory at the battle of dien bien phu and the battle ended as a failure for the north vietnamese 2b01p3n.jpg from uw88【sodobet net】 sanh View Photo