length of the country. >> for a carrier that was to be a grand sophisticated exciting year it was redefined literally in 48 hours by tet. >> the attacks on the night of the 31st were really my first exposure to major combat. initial reports were clouded and we couldn't really get a good grasp what was happening except something was happening all over vietnam. >> this is the main vietnamese language radio station. >> sighingen airport, heavy casualties in south vietnam. >> hearing the rounds flying low overhead. >> the tet offensive simultaneous attacks on every city and town in south vietnam shocked the american people. >> the enemy very deceasefully has taken advantage of the tet truce and in order to create