Khe Sanh 1965 reporter Betsy Halstead

 

20 Aug 1965, Khe Sanh, South Vietnam --- Clad in a camouflage uniform, United Press International reporter Betsy Halstead learns how to fire an M-1 automatic rifle while at the Khe Sanh special forces camp during the Vietnam War. A few hours later, she found herself preparing to use the weapon during a Vietcong attack alert at the lonely outpost near the Laotian border. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS