Star of Life. The Star of Life is a cross symbol used by the emergency medical services. It is commonly seen on ambulances and paramedic badges. It is usually blue and features the familiar medical symbol in the centre; the Rod of Asclepius (see above).
Despite heavy casualties, North Vietnam achieved a strategic victory with the Tet Offensive, as the attacks marked a turning point in the Vietnam War and the beginning of the slow, painful American withdrawal from the region. Play video Battle of Khe Sanh. Play video Tet Offensive Surprises Americans.
On January 30, 1968, during Tet, the Vietnamese New Year, the Vietcong and North Vietnamese launched a massive surprise attack. In what was called the Tet Offensive, guerrilla fighters attacked most American airbases in South Vietnam and most of the South's major cities. Vietcong even blasted their way into the American embassy in Saigon.