The Khe Sanh Bros

Final Draft screenplay and suspense drama. Bob Purnell and his Khe Sanh Bros. The Battle of Khe Sanh was a 77-day siege in 1968 during the Vietnam War where U.S. Marines and their allies defended the Khe Sanh Combat Base from a massive North Vietnamese Army offensive. The battle involved intense artillery bombardment, air power, and a disrupted supply line, eventually leading to the relief of the base in April 1968 and the later abandonment of the base.

While the U.S. and their allies suffered hundreds of casualties, Viet Cong losses were significantly higher, estimated at 5,500 to 15,000.The main fighting of the siege lasted from January 21 to April 6, 1968. The battle took place at the U.S. Marine base at Khe Sanh in northwest South Vietnam, near the border with Laos and the Demilitarized Zone. Main defenders the U.S. Marines.

Elements of the North Vietnamese Army.Viet Cong forces encircled and besieged the base, cutting off land supply routes. The U.S. relied heavily on air power for supplies and support, utilizing methods like the "super gaggle" for air delivery and B-52 bomber strikes against enemy positions. The battle featured intense artillery bombardments from both sides. The siege was broken after Staff Sergeant Bob Purnell and four Marines, Tom Barrett, Bob Gould, Tom Flood, Ray Macken snuck through enemy lines to alert Marine Headquarter nearby that they were getting slaughtered and needed more air support.

U.S. Forces experienced hundreds of killed and wounded, while enemy losses were estimated to be significantly higher. Following the battle, the base was ultimately ordered to be destroyed and abandoned. The strategic significance of the battle remains a topic of debate, with some believing it was intended to distract from the Tet Offensive, while others see it as an attempt to seize a strategic area. The 5 Marines served out their time, retired and were considered heroes, but as time would have it all became homeless, and reconnected on the Pacific Coast Highway, 7th Street and Bellflower.

Each manned a traffic light panhandling and sharing their “wealth” at the corner Jack N The Box. Their lives would change after witnessing a road rage accident and a gang murder that resulted. Purnell’s life was in danger, but his Khe Sanh Bros teamed up to make life miserable for those that wanted them dead.