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The Fall of Lima Site 85

by Roland, the Gunslinger on Wed 20 Dec 2006 12:23 AM EST | Permanent Link | Cosmos

Lima Site 85 and the secret Air Force radar facility sat atop one of the highest mountains in Laos, 15 miles away from the border with North Vietnam. The site was defended by a force of 1,000 Hmong irregulars in the valley below, but a key element in its security was the mountain itself.

The drop on three sides was nearly vertical, and US officials did not believe the enemy could climb the cliffs. The fourth side of the mountain was fortified.

The assumptions were wrong. On the night of March 10-11, 1968, under cover of a massive artillery and infantry assault on the mountain, a team of North Vietnamese sappers scaled the cliffs, overran the radar site, and killed more than half of the Americans they found there.

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Re: The Fall of Lima Site 85

by Wyvern on Wed 20 Dec 2006 12:45 AM EST | Profile | Permanent Link

For years thereafter, the fate of Lima Site 85 was classified as top secret. When reports finally began to emerge, they were riddled with gaps and inaccuracies. Even now, almost 40 years after the attack, questions and doubts persist about what happened that night on the mountaintop.

Not to be disrespectful, but it sounds like the premise of a good movie...

Re: Re: The Fall of Lima Site 85

by Roland, the Gunslinger on Wed 20 Dec 2006 12:49 AM EST | Profile | Permanent Link

I couldn't agree more. There have been a couple of books written about it, although I haven't read them.

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