in two wars: First Indochina War (1946–1954) and Vietnam War (1960–1975). He participated in the following historically significant battles: Lang Son (1950); Hoa Binh (1951–1952); Dien Bien Phu (1954); the Tet Offensive (1968); the Nguyen Hue Offensive (known in the West as the Easter Offensive ) (1972); and the final Ho Chi Minh