The Siege of Firebase Gloria
β 5.7 Β· 1989 Β· 97m Β· Action Β· War
A Marine patrol stops at Firebase Gloria at the start of the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam war. With the firebase attacked, the patrol remains to help defend it.
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