Mike Benge did not know his life was in immediate danger, but his friends did.
Benge, then a civilian in the South Vietnam city of Ban Me Thuot, was doing what he did best in early February 1968 — reaching out to those in need of assistance. The North Vietnamese’s historic and devastating Tet Offensive was underway. Benge was trying to help everyone he could to evacuate before the next attack occurred.
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