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So now that's the leadership. The company leadership is now from Charlie Company is now gone. They're moving up forward to talk about it. | <0>1748<0>3780<0>83<0>599<0>1500<0>1977<0>2826<0>1579<0>1526<0>1022<0>3176<0>1171<0>3235<0>884<0>1100<0>2396<0>1649<0>977<0>290<0>1775<0>2639<0>2044<0>83<0>2748<0>3348<0>83<0>1171<0>3020<0>884<0>3713<0>2197<0>3235<0>151<0>599<0>2471<0>2955<0>2697<0>1649<0>2569<0>3927<0>2619<0>1790<0>3386<0>2748<0>3020<0>3782<0>1500<0>3... |
They give a kind of an overview of what's going on and here it is. This is what, back to the book, this is what was happening. | <0>3024<0>151<0>3176<0>3585<0>1171<0>2799<0>3447<0>1500<0>1649<0>1649<0>2221<0>2703<0>2471<0>1945<0>1500<0>3305<0>492<0>1007<0>1730<0>3067<0>1238<0>1238<0>2748<0>551<0>2989<0>2864<0>3972<0>1214<0>587<0>3585<0>3541<0>2152<0>2769<0>191<0>3484<0>2826<0>73<0>368<0>866<0>3898<0>614<0>2703<0>2748<0>3373<0>229<0>1981<0>561<0>... |
Alpha company was moving forward toward the Albany clearing. So they've, they've now approached, they're kind of approached this, this LZ Albany. That's what they're talking about, the Albany clearing. | <0>3762<0>3143<0>1500<0>1500<0>1500<0>1883<0>484<0>229<0>3176<0>3067<0>1858<0>3585<0>2799<0>492<0>553<0>1944<0>3447<0>304<0>2703<0>2215<0>3535<0>3435<0>1500<0>1265<0>1277<0>2462<0>2363<0>2062<0>259<0>492<0>151<0>3585<0>1902<0>3447<0>2536<0>3966<0>313<0>2935<0>3096<0>3114<0>133<0>1708<0>1022<0>2060<0>2787<0>1990<0>37<0>... |
Uhm, Alpha Company, the, Sergini's Alpha Company was moving toward the Albany clearing. Colonel McDade and his battalion command group were with Alpha Company. | <0>701<0>1950<0>1108<0>2492<0>1145<0>1738<0>2799<0>2799<0>2158<0>3307<0>3973<0>1748<0>1748<0>1500<0>1500<0>1007<0>1618<0>3122<0>3008<0>3642<0>3888<0>1329<0>561<0>3096<0>1377<0>1701<0>2769<0>3176<0>3457<0>1171<0>1171<0>3821<0>1130<0>1500<0>1007<0>2799<0>484<0>229<0>1094<0>3585<0>1406<0>1575<0>2070<0>3067<0>3809<0>1007<0... |
The other company commanders had left their companies under orders and were moving up to join McDade for a conference. | <0>4037<0>3003<0>3176<0>2493<0>545<0>1500<0>3079<0>2324<0>1007<0>2619<0>492<0>368<0>1386<0>3541<0>3509<0>2703<0>4038<0>3217<0>1715<0>1944<0>2070<0>3135<0>3480<0>1944<0>1213<0>1339<0>2750<0>1883<0>1777<0>1518<0>1649<0>3617<0>1171<0>3585<0>144<0>443<0>3972<0>3593<0>2327<0>4010<0>2422<0>895<0>130<0>484<0>1777<0>484<0>623<... |
So the other company commanders are not with their companies anymore. The battalion was strung out along the line of march for a distance of at least 550 yards. So half a kilometer. | <0>707<0>1094<0>151<0>1147<0>1816<0>313<0>4046<0>1569<0>2458<0>3603<0>318<0>1882<0>1009<0>176<0>782<0>154<0>3348<0>3705<0>3122<0>3972<0>1388<0>1620<0>366<0>1442<0>1171<0>2070<0>1307<0>1238<0>2864<0>480<0>852<0>3330<0>225<0>2799<0>151<0>2525<0>691<0>2703<0>3505<0>2579<0>3002<0>396<0>1445<0>518<0>2142<0>2619<0>2142<0>108... |
The men of Delta Company were lolling around on the ground. Charlie Company had flankers off to each side but were mostly taking a break, sitting or lying down. | <0>3373<0>151<0>824<0>1865<0>1022<0>824<0>259<0>3373<0>147<0>484<0>2864<0>1265<0>3561<0>3561<0>395<0>3881<0>3881<0>1974<0>771<0>457<0>3067<0>2748<0>1886<0>3435<0>3898<0>2510<0>890<0>2336<0>1171<0>3445<0>1518<0>599<0>3348<0>130<0>2799<0>3299<0>954<0>1214<0>1850<0>1902<0>3115<0>2236<0>1920<0>3374<0>3782<0>2619<0>1171<0>3... |
George Forrest's men at the tail of the column were in a wedge formation and also had flank security posted. The men of battalion were worn out after nearly 60 hours without sleep and four hours of marching through difficult terrain. | <0>2432<0>368<0>304<0>2619<0>2773<0>593<0>130<0>1990<0>2579<0>1715<0>2769<0>2142<0>824<0>2217<0>2633<0>2879<0>1842<0>3615<0>3593<0>2269<0>3892<0>3447<0>1518<0>1738<0>1579<0>1777<0>1569<0>1990<0>1990<0>3828<0>893<0>871<0>2471<0>599<0>3184<0>1238<0>4009<0>3158<0>2144<0>304<0>974<0>304<0>3585<0>3641<0>1171<0>3617<0>2697<0... |
Visibility in the chest-high elephant grass was very limited. | <0>2099<0>3096<0>3850<0>2075<0>3373<0>144<0>3617<0>3585<0>1253<0>3020<0>3020<0>2287<0>3584<0>3556<0>3944<0>1977<0>102<0>1334<0>2012<0>484<0>3782<0>3821<0>1291<0>3750<0>3943<0>3373<0>3373<0>3184<0>2068<0>2471<0>2703<0>2735<0>3235<0>1217<0>3694<0>2869<0>2000<0>1124<0>2573<0>1422<0>2070<0>2060<0>3297<0>3892<0>2471<0>3020<... |
They hadn't found the stragglers. They had run right into the North Vietnamese. I was out in the grass away from the trees when it started. The rounds were so fast and furious overhead they were knocking bark off the trees. I ran to them. One round struck the tree. I was crouched next to an inch over my head. I said, ... | <0>1171<0>3096<0>2935<0>1852<0>403<0>2703<0>2471<0>819<0>3002<0>3813<0>2471<0>3509<0>1769<0>2365<0>151<0>2978<0>35<0>215<0>3526<0>1171<0>386<0>3184<0>3373<0>83<0>3894<0>366<0>3447<0>3868<0>3158<0>3008<0>1710<0>1388<0>1254<0>3067<0>1518<0>1730<0>1730<0>1539<0>1491<0>3342<0>3585<0>3781<0>3751<0>1217<0>1182<0>161<0>2025<0... |
We all got down. Then I heard the sickening whomp of mortar fire landing where I had seen our second platoon disappear. | <0>3067<0>553<0>1518<0>2471<0>2471<0>3782<0>819<0>553<0>3447<0>1518<0>819<0>2818<0>882<0>1146<0>1485<0>2410<0>652<0>807<0>259<0>3541<0>1388<0>3002<0>2978<0>3535<0>2881<0>3342<0>1171<0>221<0>221<0>304<0>3067<0>3894<0>3373<0>3467<0>3625<0>458<0>3809<0>561<0>304<0>2707<0>1007<0>484<0>2799<0>2323<0>2471<0>2703<0>2197<0>306... |
The most savage one day battle of the Vietnam War had just begun. | <0>352<0>229<0>2799<0>3850<0>2550<0>967<0>3437<0>2471<0>1171<0>1715<0>3184<0>3447<0>151<0>3642<0>3821<0>587<0>2703<0>3899<0>2471<0>1518<0>3305<0>1022<0>1532<0>3561<0>979<0>1569<0>3972<0>324<0>3435<0>2989<0>366<0>3585<0>3153<0>1730<0>3966<0>1919<0>148<0>77<0>3348<0>1113<0>1079<0>3973<0>3981<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0... |
The 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry had walked into a hornet's nest. The North Vietnamese Reserve Force, the 550-man, 8th Battalion, 66th Regiment had been bivouacked in the woods off to the northeast of McDade's Column. | <0>3526<0>2826<0>3535<0>2715<0>3118<0>745<0>2471<0>3002<0>2703<0>83<0>623<0>1171<0>509<0>22<0>2703<0>3894<0>809<0>3447<0>2471<0>3067<0>3067<0>3176<0>2161<0>563<0>35<0>75<0>2703<0>3894<0>3184<0>895<0>3782<0>2864<0>1171<0>587<0>3713<0>492<0>895<0>895<0>1518<0>580<0>2274<0>2509<0>2161<0>1850<0>2826<0>2030<0>1517<0>2607<0>... |
So you've got fresh soldiers that had been waiting. They were the reserves of that whole earlier battle and I drank with the one seven calf. This, this Vietnamese group, the 66 regiment, eighth battalion, 66 regiment had been waiting in reserve. | <0>3447<0>553<0>2161<0>3143<0>2471<0>2748<0>3927<0>2703<0>1171<0>2506<0>3135<0>2062<0>1575<0>3922<0>1171<0>3874<0>553<0>512<0>3184<0>3894<0>1422<0>151<0>3793<0>587<0>1171<0>1238<0>512<0>2934<0>3809<0>3135<0>782<0>782<0>2703<0>3850<0>512<0>411<0>2751<0>1659<0>1628<0>3229<0>2548<0>1157<0>3235<0>231<0>3909<0>3828<0>1518<0... |
And now they just so happen to be in the line of March where these, uh, where the two, where the two five is coming through. | <0>304<0>1730<0>3008<0>1944<0>2748<0>3541<0>2060<0>3585<0>1485<0>1730<0>2070<0>2978<0>1007<0>1518<0>83<0>3617<0>2450<0>221<0>546<0>3342<0>3585<0>2462<0>1409<0>492<0>1238<0>2471<0>969<0>2230<0>1214<0>3972<0>1738<0>3055<0>492<0>2799<0>2103<0>1377<0>212<0>1405<0>2889<0>2278<0>1738<0>366<0>1738<0>1277<0>3067<0>3894<0>1094<... |
And who again, this was the Vietnamese commander. Here's what he had to say. | <0>2348<0>2348<0>259<0>443<0>2045<0>151<0>553<0>746<0>2158<0>645<0>2840<0>1303<0>229<0>229<0>1328<0>3894<0>3585<0>151<0>3020<0>3002<0>1526<0>151<0>1022<0>1171<0>3008<0>3968<0>3585<0>3002<0>3509<0>2703<0>3447<0>2142<0>83<0>3856<0>1730<0>553<0>1526<0>679<0>895<0>3585<0>1318<0>2826<0>2769<0>3447<0>1022<0>2251<0>290<0>2116... |
I think this fight of November 17th was the most important of the entire campaign. I gave the order to my battalions. When you meet the Americans, divide yourself into many groups and attack the column from all directions and divide the column into as many pieces. | <0>2748<0>3002<0>1730<0>1171<0>919<0>3295<0>2525<0>1007<0>3782<0>2935<0>492<0>3373<0>561<0>4009<0>3146<0>1715<0>259<0>2703<0>1339<0>3585<0>587<0>1265<0>1007<0>2799<0>229<0>2799<0>3713<0>3184<0>3067<0>1518<0>611<0>1007<0>2799<0>587<0>2707<0>3748<0>3782<0>3373<0>2427<0>2966<0>1171<0>512<0>819<0>967<0>3096<0>1171<0>1318<0... |
Move inside the column, grab them by the belt, and thus avoid casualties from the artillery and air. | <0>2888<0>3447<0>3840<0>3235<0>2245<0>1171<0>1730<0>2550<0>3235<0>2142<0>3373<0>3447<0>652<0>1518<0>1518<0>2946<0>3373<0>3450<0>2122<0>112<0>2026<0>3067<0>2715<0>697<0>819<0>2070<0>3480<0>229<0>2471<0>83<0>1526<0>2799<0>196<0>2525<0>2336<0>457<0>453<0>3176<0>1485<0>3373<0>313<0>2030<0>2799<0>234<0>3435<0>3067<0>1254<0>... |
We had some advantages. Now, let me just talk about that one real quick. Okay, two things. First of all, get the battalion split up. | <0>1117<0>1858<0>967<0>2579<0>3150<0>2748<0>2410<0>368<0>2935<0>2410<0>3038<0>1715<0>8<0>215<0>2567<0>652<0>366<0>2300<0>2594<0>313<0>2992<0>2750<0>1171<0>1526<0>1715<0>1518<0>2471<0>3541<0>229<0>2864<0>2888<0>1214<0>1117<0>3509<0>4011<0>3434<0>287<0>3348<0>553<0>209<0>368<0>553<0>304<0>2388<0>963<0>770<0>223<0>2254<0>... |
Right. And if you hear, and I always talk about the common theme of keeping things together, keeping people consolidated, keeping your groups where they can mutually support each other, his goal is the opposite of that. Get them split up so they can't support each other. That's number one. So contrary to that, what yo... | <0>1862<0>746<0>3024<0>133<0>967<0>368<0>386<0>613<0>263<0>3096<0>2144<0>1076<0>2799<0>3530<0>950<0>313<0>932<0>1882<0>3617<0>83<0>2989<0>1518<0>3373<0>3713<0>1587<0>1819<0>3404<0>229<0>366<0>2799<0>1352<0>1500<0>1738<0>3373<0>648<0>3556<0>698<0>3894<0>2799<0>2708<0>3155<0>3585<0>3038<0>561<0>1329<0>114<0>746<0>151<0>3... |
They can maneuver well together, and most important, support each other to cover and move. | <0>1171<0>1710<0>553<0>3541<0>114<0>3134<0>3447<0>553<0>2070<0>2070<0>1518<0>1518<0>1422<0>3447<0>1007<0>1518<0>2775<0>587<0>3585<0>3447<0>3541<0>3952<0>955<0>368<0>553<0>3082<0>3373<0>3373<0>855<0>3894<0>406<0>974<0>324<0>2775<0>3840<0>3067<0>3894<0>1539<0>3447<0>3894<0>567<0>2152<0>2420<0>2471<0>1518<0>1265<0>3894<0>... |
Now the second part of this is move inside the column, grab them by the belt and thus avoid casualties from artillery and air. That's something that we still see to this day. | <0>3179<0>2051<0>305<0>3827<0>3827<0>2589<0>1031<0>807<0>3373<0>2030<0>3782<0>2703<0>1238<0>327<0>3348<0>3373<0>3373<0>2769<0>2015<0>276<0>1243<0>424<0>1209<0>3457<0>2826<0>2826<0>565<0>2987<0>237<0>623<0>3809<0>3999<0>824<0>2826<0>3235<0>3782<0>3373<0>3447<0>1777<0>1518<0>1518<0>1575<0>3894<0>3265<0>1016<0>1406<0>2142... |
We talked about it with the Chechen conflict. That was the Chechen's mode of operanda, modus operandi to take, to get inside and be right next to the Russians. They called it hugging. They would get in there and, and get in the same building as the Russians. So you can't call fire on your own building. So that's what ... | <0>1575<0>1022<0>2525<0>2471<0>1883<0>2799<0>2471<0>2471<0>1238<0>3067<0>3038<0>3907<0>2935<0>3539<0>3713<0>221<0>366<0>366<0>915<0>3150<0>3373<0>1464<0>2881<0>954<0>2753<0>2775<0>1171<0>3005<0>3875<0>3976<0>553<0>3875<0>1171<0>3008<0>317<0>1118<0>2258<0>3894<0>259<0>895<0>512<0>1500<0>3972<0>3434<0>3404<0>2753<0>484<0... |
That's what the Vietnamese were trying to do. Now what's beautiful about these statements, think about these two statements. This is beautiful commander's intent. Here's all I want you to do. | <0>1318<0>3899<0>3910<0>2799<0>2921<0>3096<0>3585<0>2161<0>2711<0>1108<0>3003<0>3003<0>1989<0>493<0>561<0>3096<0>658<0>151<0>1171<0>3235<0>2543<0>3447<0>3667<0>3008<0>3894<0>2715<0>304<0>527<0>2860<0>2525<0>1579<0>3457<0>1204<0>3542<0>3447<0>1990<0>1575<0>4009<0>3122<0>1679<0>3457<0>3535<0>1560<0>950<0>2924<0>261<0>751... |
Split him up, get close to him. That's what I want you to do. He's not saying how to do it. He's not telling each individual group where to move and what to do. He's saying split him up and get close to him and stay close to him. | <0>1071<0>751<0>2978<0>2826<0>2096<0>2525<0>3542<0>3828<0>2001<0>1267<0>443<0>1649<0>1748<0>3024<0>2185<0>553<0>1902<0>2799<0>2826<0>2710<0>3373<0>229<0>3393<0>1108<0>653<0>969<0>3349<0>1977<0>3348<0>2471<0>2946<0>2471<0>3713<0>3667<0>3008<0>807<0>559<0>732<0>480<0>3434<0>727<0>3096<0>317<0>21<0>253<0>2966<0>522<0>1171... |
This is, gives the guys on the battlefield incredible flexibility to execute that plan. | <0>3252<0>2840<0>1835<0>22<0>22<0>2978<0>2525<0>948<0>1538<0>1108<0>977<0>1915<0>1485<0>3295<0>313<0>4050<0>2934<0>595<0>3899<0>967<0>3791<0>2142<0>3943<0>313<0>3348<0>1500<0>746<0>1500<0>3750<0>4048<0>3158<0>1094<0>2148<0>1721<0>1581<0>1014<0>2598<0>3295<0>1579<0>3898<0>3493<0>3913<0>287<0>1108<0>1108<0>1748<0>1213<0>... |
Back to the book. We had some advantages. This is on continuing. We had some advantages. | <0>345<0>3447<0>3509<0>1710<0>229<0>3373<0>3809<0>2615<0>2070<0>3668<0>3612<0>1118<0>2525<0>715<0>386<0>2935<0>1171<0>1715<0>2525<0>2769<0>1642<0>1819<0>1007<0>697<0>3303<0>3176<0>2060<0>1171<0>3642<0>3509<0>3342<0>1272<0>1575<0>151<0>3447<0>2525<0>2525<0>807<0>1094<0>561<0>3447<0>386<0>3038<0>2063<0>2705<0>329<0>602<0... |
We attacked your column from the sides at the moment of attack. We were waiting for you. | <0>1120<0>3894<0>553<0>1306<0>2525<0>3980<0>2748<0>3622<0>369<0>3840<0>3404<0>1518<0>1518<0>1819<0>3143<0>2748<0>3174<0>1526<0>3850<0>1569<0>1569<0>2703<0>2060<0>746<0>2799<0>3894<0>2753<0>1007<0>83<0>1580<0>3686<0>3973<0>2336<0>2799<0>561<0>2705<0>3976<0>1804<0>3052<0>1261<0>1335<0>1108<0>3762<0>465<0>1108<0>1575<0>69... |
This was our reserve battalion and they were just waiting for their turn. The 8th battalion had not been used in fighting in this campaign. They were fresh. | <0>75<0>2525<0>368<0>2769<0>1007<0>2471<0>915<0>368<0>2348<0>492<0>3373<0>2070<0>3349<0>1569<0>1171<0>2197<0>3892<0>3008<0>1685<0>1117<0>2864<0>4018<0>3556<0>3791<0>1715<0>343<0>679<0>658<0>368<0>746<0>83<0>289<0>807<0>1265<0>334<0>2197<0>1645<0>3541<0>2617<0>1588<0>2739<0>2433<0>3585<0>1171<0>744<0>3373<0>1710<0>2471<... |
Spec 4 Dick Ackerman was the right flank point man in the recon platoon, which was itself the point of the battalion. Says Ackerman, we were going to the left to a clearing. We had gone about a hundred feet when we heard some shots, then more shots, and finally all hell broke loose. | <0>2769<0>2769<0>1587<0>1085<0>1944<0>2323<0>3963<0>2750<0>2324<0>1517<0>3096<0>3668<0>1195<0>1850<0>3782<0>3377<0>3373<0>2703<0>3894<0>1858<0>2826<0>948<0>1989<0>648<0>561<0>1575<0>327<0>1850<0>1730<0>2278<0>390<0>2323<0>3927<0>1518<0>2525<0>2578<0>611<0>1224<0>3067<0>3447<0>745<0>324<0>553<0>967<0>3447<0>3874<0>327<0... |
The main brunt of the attack was right where we had been standing just a few minutes before. | <0>3176<0>151<0>3821<0>553<0>3874<0>2799<0>898<0>2008<0>2060<0>3096<0>2935<0>2710<0>3782<0>3782<0>2868<0>3797<0>3451<0>2987<0>1575<0>3447<0>526<0>2989<0>1850<0>1941<0>2396<0>1238<0>512<0>1238<0>679<0>151<0>2103<0>3342<0>151<0>3176<0>509<0>1730<0>553<0>587<0>919<0>1539<0>2060<0>1710<0>1944<0>148<0>1730<0>1214<0>2703<0>3... |
We hit the dirt. I was laying in the middle of a clearing and bullets were kicking dirt in my eyes and breaking off the grass. | <0>1238<0>368<0>2525<0>634<0>1526<0>191<0>1500<0>327<0>3164<0>3018<0>3466<0>1108<0>3466<0>1108<0>2864<0>3972<0>2799<0>2978<0>231<0>967<0>3585<0>548<0>512<0>151<0>151<0>327<0>1500<0>2799<0>1857<0>1500<0>553<0>2703<0>3585<0>361<0>3148<0>3832<0>2695<0>2703<0>3184<0>3067<0>3135<0>3943<0>2775<0>2030<0>3898<0>3686<0>3340<0>1... |
Ackerman's first sergeant was standing, shouting and giving directions. His shirt was off and he was in a t-shirt. He lifted his left arm to point and I could see where a bullet had ripped him, ripped open the side of his arm and part of the side of his chest. He was still giving orders. | <0>1850<0>1850<0>3695<0>2703<0>807<0>2525<0>1007<0>915<0>368<0>368<0>484<0>3667<0>151<0>1238<0>2525<0>3850<0>3892<0>553<0>1171<0>3585<0>3556<0>3374<0>3782<0>366<0>151<0>2935<0>3894<0>3585<0>561<0>587<0>3519<0>2703<0>3447<0>3556<0>1171<0>2769<0>3621<0>2958<0>2901<0>1076<0>3556<0>1273<0>3374<0>2348<0>1289<0>1575<0>782<0>... |
We were then ordered to another part of the circle that was weak. It was facing the main area of attack. There were people running everywhere. We couldn't just open fire in that direction because our guys were there. | <0>1031<0>1858<0>4009<0>3079<0>967<0>4009<0>304<0>3348<0>3894<0>397<0>3067<0>2894<0>1850<0>512<0>1675<0>895<0>2619<0>915<0>2070<0>2734<0>2348<0>1883<0>2471<0>1882<0>492<0>3966<0>1422<0>151<0>701<0>3378<0>400<0>1739<0>1448<0>4070<0>2437<0>3874<0>492<0>368<0>2826<0>561<0>3096<0>3457<0>3821<0>587<0>3067<0>3347<0>3509<0>35... |
We were on semi-automatic and picking off whoever we could be sure of as a target. | <0>1120<0>3894<0>3373<0>1569<0>3447<0>2525<0>1977<0>2471<0>366<0>1862<0>2471<0>1214<0>2703<0>2703<0>2748<0>546<0>3184<0>1710<0>3447<0>2161<0>1214<0>3972<0>1518<0>746<0>1238<0>1575<0>3898<0>3305<0>1850<0>1500<0>2989<0>1238<0>919<0>3949<0>1842<0>2799<0>3894<0>1529<0>1953<0>3073<0>353<0>3585<0>3457<0>1273<0>2777<0>3373<0>... |
So this just turns immediately into chaos. And again, this is why consolidation of your forces is so important because the minute you have enemy in between you and other friendly forces, your field of fire is completely shut off and you're likely when you're, when you are pulling the trigger, you have a good chance th... | <0>3373<0>3447<0>2030<0>3264<0>1773<0>2459<0>652<0>83<0>2769<0>1171<0>3561<0>2225<0>3107<0>1639<0>2895<0>443<0>2631<0>3176<0>3894<0>3585<0>1100<0>1209<0>1388<0>632<0>1318<0>3637<0>3892<0>3892<0>3341<0>3750<0>751<0>993<0>3159<0>1272<0>35<0>2968<0>3390<0>1813<0>714<0>3657<0>553<0>3447<0>3509<0>2690<0>1370<0>3423<0>279<0>... |
Shoot some of your own guys. So that's again why consolidations of forces is very, very important. | <0>3367<0>3556<0>684<0>3791<0>1214<0>623<0>3541<0>690<0>3359<0>43<0>1059<0>3850<0>3867<0>757<0>1632<0>3881<0>3566<0>957<0>3332<0>1587<0>4009<0>2151<0>1007<0>361<0>3585<0>2525<0>4038<0>2989<0>2471<0>2578<0>512<0>934<0>3972<0>974<0>1944<0>3457<0>1526<0>1526<0>2594<0>2769<0>1518<0>2410<0>3713<0>2775<0>448<0>1526<0>2152<0>... |
You have to know and understand the risks of splitting forces, of having enemy in between, of trying to consolidate back together, which is very, very difficult. You just have to really think about what the risks are and how you can mitigate those risks. Sometimes you can do it with a terrain feature. | <0>2433<0>1850<0>3899<0>3791<0>1730<0>1484<0>1500<0>2748<0>3348<0>3457<0>1462<0>2703<0>512<0>3067<0>3447<0>3002<0>2224<0>3066<0>1025<0>1192<0>259<0>327<0>561<0>611<0>589<0>3535<0>2506<0>1211<0>3750<0>368<0>512<0>2769<0>3435<0>3447<0>3433<0>3373<0>3647<0>1715<0>2183<0>105<0>3469<0>1738<0>1500<0>1944<0>1850<0>3447<0>1171... |
You can put guys in a certain area where, hey I have free fire because you're down behind a gnoll. | <0>3561<0>1730<0>746<0>587<0>1587<0>3348<0>2191<0>2748<0>3447<0>2525<0>151<0>2525<0>3791<0>2034<0>2935<0>3373<0>2935<0>3067<0>3067<0>3447<0>366<0>3882<0>553<0>553<0>3447<0>3976<0>746<0>3927<0>3020<0>746<0>3782<0>2703<0>3782<0>3373<0>729<0>368<0>369<0>2799<0>147<0>3447<0>1500<0>3809<0>1518<0>1569<0>1500<0>553<0>3894<0>6... |
Or you're in a ravine where I know that I can't shoot you. That's the type of thing that you can do to mitigate. | <0>288<0>386<0>368<0>1007<0>2799<0>2799<0>484<0>690<0>3096<0>3874<0>221<0>3067<0>1569<0>2748<0>2152<0>3447<0>1858<0>2161<0>3123<0>151<0>2787<0>746<0>3143<0>1730<0>553<0>1993<0>3556<0>151<0>3008<0>3556<0>2935<0>229<0>3451<0>559<0>2683<0>1455<0>2683<0>738<0>3173<0>465<0>1108<0>1022<0>595<0>3079<0>2410<0>2525<0>1118<0>252... |
But, it is something that people think they can get away with. And, you know, matter of fact, we were doing FTX. | <0>2799<0>374<0>2152<0>2239<0>1108<0>1108<0>2612<0>3762<0>1989<0>133<0>3096<0>3713<0>368<0>2741<0>3235<0>83<0>1331<0>2935<0>2935<0>3437<0>3509<0>4062<0>2060<0>2161<0>895<0>3999<0>746<0>553<0>3976<0>3096<0>3894<0>3585<0>2703<0>492<0>1525<0>3809<0>3447<0>3457<0>1941<0>465<0>1989<0>1108<0>1108<0>1108<0>1108<0>869<0>2294<0... |
And it was interesting, we had one of the females. | <0>919<0>368<0>553<0>151<0>1022<0>382<0>1950<0>744<0>899<0>2567<0>61<0>1022<0>1858<0>3002<0>1773<0>2142<0>3850<0>553<0>1238<0>151<0>2703<0>2471<0>3067<0>527<0>1500<0>243<0>1238<0>2092<0>1422<0>1500<0>243<0>593<0>746<0>3096<0>553<0>2703<0>1518<0>3535<0>1198<0>3981<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>3981<... |
During the planning phase, we, we have them plan just a, a couple operations just to sort of get used to planning before we start the actual FTX. This is for those of you who don't know, we have a company called Echelon Front and sometimes we do field training exercises with the companies we're working with to get the... | <0>3447<0>313<0>561<0>83<0>2550<0>3031<0>2245<0>1171<0>151<0>1944<0>3842<0>1987<0>317<0>963<0>1748<0>290<0>3762<0>1989<0>515<0>1989<0>1108<0>3898<0>561<0>492<0>151<0>3447<0>2471<0>3348<0>1463<0>1500<0>3447<0>2935<0>3373<0>819<0>2004<0>1748<0>493<0>3176<0>3791<0>2459<0>1568<0>3892<0>3561<0>3561<0>77<0>465<0>1748<0>1414<... |
She had come up with this plan and they were gonna enter this target building from two different directions. Talking about the classroom portion. Yes, the classroom portion. The day before. | <0>3320<0>3875<0>3457<0>3457<0>3096<0>3096<0>967<0>3894<0>911<0>114<0>1603<0>2799<0>1500<0>327<0>492<0>1022<0>2525<0>1746<0>2799<0>313<0>2703<0>2703<0>3617<0>2935<0>3067<0>2471<0>83<0>2152<0>1485<0>3973<0>1108<0>3419<0>2525<0>3176<0>2543<0>1858<0>1715<0>1715<0>2530<0>2750<0>807<0>769<0>2799<0>3943<0>3020<0>151<0>898<0>... |
And she actually, I said, you know, we've said keep it simple and it can be a little bit confusing if you start entering a building from two different sides and you're now, you've got guns pointed at each other. | <0>2840<0>553<0>553<0>3561<0>1209<0>2588<0>1445<0>3457<0>3585<0>3585<0>1188<0>860<0>735<0>2716<0>3374<0>3647<0>3828<0>3585<0>3561<0>3024<0>2612<0>3003<0>2492<0>2191<0>3447<0>396<0>2734<0>2129<0>1238<0>3943<0>587<0>2475<0>2579<0>2336<0>3556<0>2323<0>2525<0>2047<0>1517<0>1517<0>2823<0>1321<0>2030<0>3235<0>2034<0>3240<0>1... |
I just don't see how it's gonna happen that we could go into this building and we're just gonna start shooting each other. | <0>1649<0>1230<0>2530<0>2734<0>3457<0>3374<0>3850<0>3873<0>2934<0>3373<0>259<0>1245<0>1217<0>3585<0>967<0>644<0>413<0>1388<0>1469<0>3910<0>3447<0>735<0>2323<0>342<0>3347<0>697<0>1730<0>3437<0>3305<0>1579<0>368<0>3861<0>3008<0>2099<0>3447<0>3447<0>2934<0>368<0>368<0>2525<0>1324<0>3447<0>3235<0>1452<0>807<0>2989<0>1500<0... |
Came up with a plan, entered a building from two sides, and she entered the building, and literally shot one of her own people. | <0>3585<0>3894<0>2324<0>492<0>1575<0>2799<0>2716<0>3894<0>1895<0>2314<0>114<0>368<0>386<0>1799<0>3894<0>2799<0>866<0>1401<0>2594<0>1579<0>658<0>587<0>1710<0>3541<0>2703<0>3729<0>2212<0>3405<0>1730<0>919<0>3875<0>2777<0>1730<0>1730<0>3777<0>1730<0>1730<0>313<0>235<0>173<0>3235<0>3235<0>623<0>1579<0>2639<0>2355<0>390<0>3... |
She did exactly what she didn't think could happen. And that's what people have to understand. Now, you might think, oh, well it's this girl or this female and she was, she's not a military person and it's, you know, that's why it happened. No, I saw Seals do it on the regular. | <0>4058<0>2889<0>3457<0>3176<0>3713<0>3374<0>2935<0>368<0>1085<0>2715<0>479<0>2070<0>3373<0>3062<0>3713<0>3909<0>3008<0>2029<0>553<0>2902<0>65<0>2703<0>366<0>2523<0>2924<0>3544<0>3700<0>3331<0>762<0>1013<0>1181<0>1730<0>727<0>1730<0>3447<0>3045<0>1007<0>3067<0>3096<0>2799<0>2471<0>83<0>1171<0>3002<0>2935<0>807<0>2471<0... |
Crack em. Fire a couple shots. And then you realize what happened. | <0>2314<0>353<0>542<0>1794<0>469<0>2619<0>2955<0>2044<0>1016<0>2002<0>2002<0>955<0>465<0>3762<0>390<0>2708<0>1779<0>4009<0>2970<0>932<0>898<0>1484<0>3809<0>1719<0>2787<0>2787<0>259<0>1097<0>3084<0>2051<0>2051<0>465<0>2251<0>1834<0>1335<0>1428<0>3733<0>3018<0>4095<0>1108<0>9<0>4066<0>2239<0>1748<0>2815<0>332<0>3464<0>14... |
So that's what's going on here. Split forces, things are going crazy. Now... | <0>2959<0>3791<0>83<0>2860<0>2799<0>3592<0>219<0>4009<0>1902<0>561<0>553<0>43<0>1632<0>0<0>2187<0>365<0>2506<0>3910<0>1007<0>2645<0>746<0>895<0>3447<0>368<0>1858<0>3927<0>0<0>1773<0>3793<0>3373<0>2471<0>3341<0>1304<0>83<0>1741<0>368<0>1730<0>3184<0>1108<0>1989<0>3003<0>3466<0>3003<0>1108<0>3466<0>3466<0>869<0>1108<0>13... |
Here we go, Ackerman's, back to the book, Ackerman's Recomplatoon Leader, Lieutenant Payne. | <0>3222<0>2310<0>561<0>492<0>3968<0>3968<0>1500<0>1007<0>614<0>287<0>1950<0>3515<0>1850<0>3722<0>2934<0>1518<0>3447<0>3823<0>1526<0>22<0>963<0>2037<0>1277<0>3447<0>1850<0>1710<0>492<0>3373<0>1569<0>2363<0>1850<0>2748<0>697<0>3923<0>1526<0>1171<0>1422<0>1171<0>632<0>1500<0>1484<0>2989<0>327<0>1710<0>2703<0>512<0>1277<0>... |
He says, all hell broke loose up along the north side of the LZ. I turned to my right and observed some American soldiers moving toward the northwest to set up positions and they went down in a hail of bullets. | <0>1146<0>3803<0>3096<0>3096<0>3002<0>3821<0>809<0>3235<0>2826<0>877<0>259<0>2094<0>1500<0>3828<0>2619<0>1790<0>3541<0>493<0>871<0>1579<0>1500<0>3447<0>68<0>492<0>3894<0>3713<0>1517<0>1370<0>1500<0>4008<0>327<0>3972<0>3373<0>3894<0>2471<0>1518<0>3850<0>3782<0>3373<0>1080<0>3585<0>1500<0>492<0>2710<0>2161<0>2221<0>3972<... |
Lieutenant Payne's radio opera came alive as the Alpha Company platoon leaders reported heavy fighting. Payne says mortar rounds began falling, which was a new experience to everyone since we had never had any kind of mortar fire against us. | <0>3373<0>1710<0>1085<0>807<0>1171<0>2935<0>782<0>3373<0>2935<0>2070<0>1518<0>678<0>1575<0>915<0>1710<0>2935<0>2471<0>2753<0>1518<0>898<0>2703<0>746<0>3198<0>3763<0>563<0>943<0>2703<0>317<0>3046<0>1500<0>259<0>3373<0>1777<0>366<0>3122<0>553<0>1434<0>484<0>2874<0>3373<0>1214<0>3020<0>2579<0>2773<0>3809<0>1883<0>1484<0>3... |
The noise level was unbelievable. I remember pressing my body flatter against the ground than I have ever been in my life and thinking that certainly the highest things sticking up were my heels. | <0>2543<0>1076<0>259<0>3447<0>2070<0>3235<0>652<0>492<0>2707<0>3420<0>3327<0>4071<0>1422<0>3447<0>3791<0>3349<0>3894<0>3135<0>3999<0>2935<0>3067<0>3184<0>4008<0>678<0>3339<0>1974<0>366<0>3923<0>366<0>2471<0>1518<0>2001<0>3840<0>2471<0>3791<0>553<0>1214<0>2471<0>819<0>1518<0>1500<0>3585<0>379<0>2070<0>678<0>1500<0>915<0... |
Insurgents in Iraq would do as well. They're gonna hit you with multiple different weapon systems, you know, in a combined coordinated attack. So if you can imagine, if you start hitting people with mortars, well, everyone needs to get down. You need to get down. You need to take cover. | <0>9<0>368<0>1710<0>2734<0>3373<0>2799<0>3713<0>1463<0>1710<0>3617<0>3067<0>2471<0>2703<0>3877<0>3067<0>3342<0>3020<0>1858<0>1517<0>229<0>2946<0>1575<0>2185<0>2185<0>2840<0>465<0>317<0>2799<0>1401<0>151<0>3096<0>658<0>2075<0>3067<0>1318<0>512<0>3435<0>3180<0>3180<0>3435<0>3373<0>2436<0>2864<0>1575<0>3373<0>352<0>3894<0... |
While you're taking cover, that's, that's cover, they're gonna move. They're gonna maneuver in, they're gonna maneuver in with, with heavy weapons, or they're gonna move, maneuver in with an assault squad, or they're gonna maneuver in with a vehicle-borne IED. So this is, | <0>1575<0>3067<0>288<0>3489<0>2336<0>3585<0>1171<0>2348<0>2030<0>1171<0>227<0>1171<0>1463<0>3782<0>2619<0>484<0>3031<0>2883<0>751<0>2105<0>3373<0>2096<0>63<0>3310<0>366<0>2989<0>492<0>1675<0>1639<0>3973<0>493<0>3447<0>2799<0>2703<0>3359<0>915<0>915<0>1190<0>4011<0>3373<0>2152<0>1214<0>3541<0>3020<0>1858<0>1007<0>2799<0... |
Same thing happening here as you're getting mortared, which these guys aren't used to, which not that there's that much you can do to get used to it because it doesn't matter. It doesn't help you defend it. You can be used to it. You still have to get down. You still have to take cover. These guys are | <0>3535<0>1171<0>2703<0>597<0>2703<0>262<0>1687<0>1171<0>191<0>1171<0>2883<0>2471<0>735<0>2715<0>317<0>3280<0>3894<0>1171<0>546<0>221<0>1307<0>3373<0>2517<0>1265<0>2753<0>546<0>2060<0>696<0>3555<0>2703<0>2070<0>1569<0>3943<0>3585<0>553<0>3637<0>3713<0>3642<0>1422<0>2753<0>1773<0>751<0>3373<0>3250<0>1773<0>2627<0>3617<0... |
Taking cover and what I found interesting about this was you can see in his mind for a couple seconds, maybe 30 seconds, he's just going, holy crap, I'm going to die. | <0>3116<0>2060<0>3096<0>1710<0>512<0>1007<0>678<0>1518<0>484<0>2799<0>1649<0>390<0>3762<0>1108<0>133<0>3585<0>2152<0>229<0>1422<0>3082<0>3980<0>3447<0>967<0>2001<0>512<0>2733<0>3541<0>3541<0>2060<0>1710<0>623<0>2471<0>3541<0>492<0>2060<0>1517<0>1265<0>1526<0>2889<0>2352<0>2018<0>3176<0>386<0>553<0>3457<0>2978<0>3585<0>... |
And then finally he says, my mind seemed to adjust and once again he began to think about the situation we were in and what we were going to do. Now this is where combat experience is helpful. | <0>3466<0>1169<0>1730<0>1730<0>1171<0>593<0>1190<0>2323<0>279<0>746<0>368<0>3667<0>3585<0>3585<0>3096<0>1097<0>3976<0>3185<0>2550<0>3888<0>1265<0>1214<0>2471<0>3373<0>1858<0>2978<0>3585<0>632<0>3809<0>4062<0>809<0>3809<0>3850<0>2753<0>2753<0>3589<0>2070<0>3008<0>3176<0>3342<0>546<0>3028<0>3681<0>1710<0>1800<0>1575<0>15... |
If you haven't been in this situation before, it's gonna take you a few seconds to adapt and be like, oh dang, I need to do something. | <0>2840<0>151<0>379<0>2748<0>1882<0>3667<0>2060<0>824<0>3535<0>3713<0>2070<0>2410<0>2060<0>3348<0>304<0>2619<0>2726<0>2769<0>3447<0>1171<0>1100<0>1171<0>148<0>3447<0>553<0>3067<0>3526<0>212<0>3821<0>3089<0>623<0>2710<0>3637<0>3067<0>3067<0>345<0>1171<0>3402<0>43<0>1243<0>2689<0>493<0>1318<0>3793<0>2799<0>2799<0>361<0>1... |
If you haven't been in that situation before, you could end up with some. | <0>2437<0>3556<0>1730<0>369<0>3373<0>824<0>915<0>3541<0>3617<0>3217<0>2001<0>3535<0>1719<0>3067<0>3185<0>3002<0>2471<0>1944<0>3857<0>974<0>1649<0>3526<0>1209<0>3176<0>3457<0>2420<0>1685<0>3146<0>4038<0>2365<0>3135<0>2060<0>1211<0>2864<0>3299<0>3762<0>602<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>... |
You're, it's gonna take you some time to adjust and it's like we talk about with self defense with jujitsu. If you've never been grabbed before. | <0>3526<0>2462<0>3781<0>2152<0>386<0>3002<0>2935<0>1171<0>1171<0>369<0>1710<0>3373<0>2970<0>3146<0>2150<0>1116<0>3016<0>2197<0>1710<0>2541<0>2703<0>545<0>2070<0>3150<0>2619<0>1620<0>366<0>2989<0>1500<0>3535<0>1518<0>144<0>2748<0>1500<0>2799<0>1575<0>3038<0>3793<0>3374<0>3850<0>3447<0>2753<0>1815<0>1772<0>2397<0>2061<0>... |
And you've never been ground on before. You've never had someone pull you before. It's, your mindset takes time just to get through that before you even start thinking about actually defending yourself. You're just getting used, you're just saying, oh crap, why is this happening? | <0>2494<0>368<0>1730<0>386<0>2826<0>3376<0>1007<0>484<0>1265<0>2935<0>919<0>2934<0>2070<0>2619<0>2119<0>3899<0>2883<0>151<0>313<0>259<0>2062<0>3809<0>679<0>3373<0>1944<0>1200<0>1441<0>4009<0>1730<0>1022<0>2935<0>1500<0>1850<0>4009<0>65<0>1118<0>1526<0>3264<0>3235<0>3840<0>1579<0>3135<0>231<0>189<0>1526<0>3457<0>1526<0>... |
However you train all the time, then you're used to it. You go, oh, okay, someone's got me, here's what I'm gonna do to get out. Same thing with getting punched in the face. If you've never been punched in the face before, it takes some getting used to. You're gonna get punched three, four, five times before you're li... | <0>1167<0>1500<0>3373<0>4009<0>151<0>587<0>3008<0>3480<0>967<0>275<0>2989<0>492<0>1569<0>2703<0>2955<0>3018<0>3762<0>3738<0>1467<0>9<0>3762<0>2612<0>465<0>75<0>1967<0>3556<0>3561<0>546<0>3155<0>1730<0>368<0>1715<0>954<0>3018<0>1108<0>1748<0>1989<0>390<0>3526<0>3585<0>2748<0>3447<0>1886<0>2001<0>366<0>545<0>3373<0>3447<... |
And you know, speaking of jujitsu, going back to getting inside, that's the same thing, getting close to someone, what they were trying to do, what the North Vietnamese were trying to do, get close, stay close, that's the same thing that jujitsu is, you're trying to avoid the big punches, you get in close, you stay cl... | <0>3716<0>2104<0>3254<0>1702<0>3045<0>950<0>1773<0>1715<0>805<0>1175<0>3433<0>807<0>151<0>2588<0>2220<0>1152<0>1401<0>1117<0>2799<0>1007<0>3968<0>221<0>2703<0>678<0>838<0>3020<0>1238<0>2185<0>3821<0>698<0>2497<0>1848<0>2657<0>3176<0>2475<0>1526<0>1097<0>2860<0>2001<0>3447<0>1171<0>3535<0>3235<0>1217<0>2598<0>3976<0>325... |
Back to the book, Alpha Company's, Alpha Company's commander, Captain Sujini's, was in the trees, headed to where he had seen the battalion command group disappear. Just as I noticed a small clearing up ahead, I heard one or two shots to my rear, back where my first and second platoons were. I looked back. | <0>543<0>1463<0>3447<0>1630<0>2769<0>3894<0>1579<0>3373<0>2221<0>1850<0>259<0>746<0>3404<0>3404<0>1518<0>3373<0>3585<0>751<0>1335<0>532<0>2715<0>4009<0>1007<0>1777<0>2471<0>3299<0>919<0>2935<0>3782<0>2525<0>1329<0>2054<0>366<0>3299<0>3299<0>1329<0>648<0>2004<0>465<0>1989<0>1989<0>2004<0>1338<0>2860<0>1500<0>1569<0>898<... |
By Ernie Pyle. And he talked about the expression, all hell broke loose. Cause we've, we just heard it like five times. And he's talking about how it gets overused. | <0>196<0>366<0>2799<0>3447<0>3447<0>3585<0>3173<0>1031<0>3791<0>1730<0>3874<0>382<0>366<0>3447<0>2864<0>2004<0>1748<0>1989<0>1989<0>1108<0>2403<0>3585<0>3561<0>1710<0>3972<0>1569<0>2146<0>1265<0>1518<0>1649<0>3096<0>2353<0>3850<0>1448<0>2471<0>716<0>2432<0>2864<0>2471<0>1518<0>2525<0>3373<0>871<0>490<0>327<0>2548<0>151... |
But it's real. And you can tell with these guys, it's just absolutely real that all hell is breaking loose. And I want to say this too. | <0>1649<0>492<0>291<0>379<0>3832<0>3067<0>386<0>3447<0>1007<0>3662<0>797<0>1320<0>3849<0>122<0>1884<0>3176<0>3096<0>386<0>919<0>3821<0>3447<0>3135<0>2185<0>3096<0>2506<0>3976<0>3612<0>2769<0>2710<0>2986<0>3292<0>3751<0>2919<0>318<0>3535<0>959<0>3227<0>2787<0>3541<0>2525<0>1007<0>3135<0>3840<0>3918<0>78<0>1277<0>3067<0>... |
Cause I didn't mention this about Dade. McDade, who's the battalion commander. McDade is the battalion commander. He had just taken over the battalion like a few weeks before and he had moved from some admin position inside the, inside the, the, the, | <0>2251<0>2549<0>3235<0>2598<0>3713<0>1377<0>512<0>2462<0>2398<0>3447<0>1710<0>1318<0>3373<0>2769<0>3373<0>1579<0>871<0>1171<0>553<0>3585<0>2161<0>911<0>1325<0>4020<0>105<0>1044<0>345<0>3509<0>577<0>1171<0>1171<0>3008<0>2284<0>3894<0>368<0>1568<0>374<0>207<0>1071<0>2799<0>2775<0>3373<0>2703<0>1741<0>3509<0>2703<0>4038<... |
I don't know if it was inside the battalion or inside the brigade, but he had moved from like a sort of an administrative position into battalion command. | <0>2868<0>593<0>4067<0>561<0>1858<0>509<0>192<0>1532<0>2775<0>3447<0>1171<0>1579<0>1579<0>3966<0>2142<0>484<0>221<0>2935<0>1318<0>745<0>693<0>3881<0>693<0>3198<0>3946<0>2548<0>1007<0>3713<0>2775<0>3447<0>3447<0>1463<0>915<0>3894<0>3585<0>553<0>546<0>3894<0>3561<0>3096<0>587<0>3373<0>782<0>1858<0>2530<0>3067<0>3894<0>15... |
So in other words, he wasn't in charge of any troops, and then all of a sudden he was in charge of troops. And then three weeks later they're going into combat. Now, that being said... | <0>3179<0>2314<0>287<0>1198<0>83<0>2748<0>3348<0>3067<0>2773<0>368<0>1981<0>2799<0>1118<0>2856<0>3791<0>3809<0>1773<0>3894<0>1287<0>718<0>1171<0>2777<0>259<0>3373<0>151<0>1171<0>3176<0>632<0>1564<0>4009<0>3067<0>1587<0>2525<0>3447<0>3447<0>895<0>492<0>1710<0>3791<0>915<0>3874<0>1318<0>3199<0>464<0>662<0>963<0>3096<0>18... |
He also said that this guy hadn't been in charge of any troops in like 10 years. | <0>3457<0>2657<0>3096<0>313<0>3782<0>2826<0>2769<0>3535<0>3535<0>3713<0>1485<0>1919<0>782<0>2826<0>1547<0>1882<0>2703<0>2378<0>2929<0>2493<0>967<0>3096<0>2366<0>3024<0>493<0>1171<0>698<0>3713<0>3320<0>2733<0>406<0>3809<0>3713<0>2703<0>3020<0>2432<0>884<0>1388<0>1710<0>915<0>3373<0>1108<0>317<0>1835<0>3585<0>2185<0>3585... |
He had apparently done his platoon commander and his company command in World War II in Korea. So McDade is an experienced combat leader, but he's out of practice. He's out of practice and more probably more important or just as important to, to being out of practice is he just took over. So, | <0>1209<0>3096<0>3875<0>151<0>2152<0>1835<0>3768<0>2525<0>1485<0>1539<0>484<0>3373<0>1254<0>225<0>2573<0>1078<0>2612<0>1108<0>3015<0>2075<0>1710<0>2753<0>1306<0>1500<0>2799<0>2934<0>221<0>3892<0>1094<0>2710<0>385<0>366<0>2511<0>1539<0>193<0>3541<0>221<0>221<0>753<0>465<0>3179<0>3003<0>3681<0>2070<0>368<0>3305<0>1422<0>... |
Part of being a battalion commander is that you train and prepare your troops for combat. You get to know all your men. You get to understand their weaknesses. You just can't jump in and take over and all of a sudden have the knowledge that you would have if you were preparing everyone. That's why training is so impor... | <0>2274<0>1041<0>411<0>2860<0>3447<0>1238<0>3176<0>3585<0>561<0>3373<0>3850<0>2703<0>2703<0>1171<0>807<0>1214<0>3976<0>3020<0>154<0>977<0>290<0>9<0>3762<0>3003<0>1108<0>3158<0>2070<0>2378<0>3976<0>2494<0>3176<0>1318<0>1258<0>2999<0>512<0>3176<0>3561<0>1238<0>1388<0>1836<0>221<0>221<0>3008<0>3008<0>409<0>191<0>4062<0>21... |
Given the opportunity to train and learn your troops, you're at a huge disadvantage. And you haven't had time to train them up to your standards. You know, this guy was in World War II and Korea. He understands combat. | <0>648<0>3096<0>2070<0>151<0>553<0>43<0>2753<0>3593<0>546<0>130<0>1318<0>1318<0>539<0>3139<0>2970<0>623<0>1526<0>221<0>3894<0>3435<0>2989<0>2799<0>3373<0>587<0>3541<0>1753<0>3373<0>990<0>1710<0>2161<0>3561<0>151<0>484<0>1862<0>1042<0>3668<0>2826<0>3457<0>1967<0>672<0>2378<0>3096<0>3373<0>369<0>3637<0>1171<0>3713<0>191<... |
You know, a certain level of training to get them up to speed and make sure they do things like, like make sure that there's, uh, uh, other | <0>465<0>1209<0>668<0>3972<0>3447<0>368<0>484<0>2176<0>2799<0>2799<0>3898<0>3067<0>1273<0>2703<0>1171<0>3008<0>1261<0>3556<0>368<0>193<0>83<0>2471<0>3391<0>1715<0>2705<0>2506<0>2462<0>658<0>3008<0>1318<0>2455<0>2064<0>1544<0>3874<0>368<0>2773<0>2773<0>231<0>2935<0>1539<0>658<0>3373<0>3585<0>3096<0>553<0>3373<0>2978<0>1... |
So, he doesn't know his, his team well enough for this situation. And that's not good. | <0>1740<0>2694<0>399<0>1715<0>3447<0>3943<0>1649<0>2239<0>1950<0>948<0>1989<0>1615<0>2826<0>3096<0>3457<0>1977<0>2550<0>3378<0>290<0>1532<0>1730<0>3791<0>231<0>1526<0>696<0>2978<0>3780<0>1989<0>9<0>3762<0>3003<0>1989<0>2060<0>696<0>718<0>2030<0>2060<0>1526<0>1526<0>3874<0>493<0>3373<0>1575<0>229<0>3174<0>2594<0>1914<0>... |
Larry Gwynne and I hit the edge of Albany on the northeast side of the clearing as the column began to receive intense fire. We began to receive sporadic sniper fire. | <0>2092<0>3447<0>313<0>386<0>3840<0>4009<0>3082<0>2059<0>1902<0>3447<0>3096<0>3874<0>3096<0>1530<0>967<0>3875<0>3373<0>651<0>3596<0>2707<0>1518<0>3894<0>1171<0>3447<0>3972<0>1214<0>3894<0>1214<0>219<0>83<0>1123<0>148<0>3457<0>3433<0>2799<0>3447<0>151<0>3096<0>2868<0>562<0>3968<0>2703<0>3585<0>1530<0>1850<0>3447<0>374<0... |
Almost immediately I lost communications with first platoon. | <0>2062<0>895<0>2070<0>1517<0>1214<0>2703<0>3376<0>3556<0>3634<0>368<0>967<0>3972<0>3447<0>130<0>1518<0>2510<0>2030<0>1587<0>2471<0>3892<0>2776<0>1710<0>553<0>3907<0>191<0>3966<0>3067<0>1882<0>2594<0>1738<0>1773<0>2406<0>1518<0>2550<0>3509<0>1214<1>3483<1>155<1>980<1>2826<1>268<1>2375<1>2302<1>1158<1>356<1>1799<1>1811<... |
The platoon sergeant for the second platoon came on the radio. That was Sergeant First Class William A. Farrell, 38, from Stanton, Tennessee. He was a veteran of World War II and Korea, had been a prisoner of war in Korea, and could have chosen to remain in the States. | <0>653<0>2799<0>492<0>2874<0>561<0>561<0>1171<0>3850<0>2619<0>2348<0>3909<0>2703<0>400<0>4079<0>3566<0>2778<0>83<0>65<0>3850<0>824<0>2536<0>3359<0>1981<0>1518<0>509<0>221<0>3373<0>983<0>3153<0>1079<0>4048<0>553<0>151<0>1518<0>1518<0>83<0>1575<0>3447<0>2161<0>3585<0>691<0>614<0>614<0>1989<0>2492<0>1989<0>3003<0>1108<0>3... |
He did not have to deploy with Vietnam with us. Everyone called him Pappy. | <0>3003<0>3657<0>1539<0>3008<0>3447<0>1618<0>3453<0>3082<0>2748<0>2420<0>3894<0>3894<0>1518<0>2703<0>2748<0>2070<0>2187<0>3585<0>3793<0>3541<0>3972<0>2989<0>1117<0>1517<0>349<0>614<0>1575<0>1858<0>561<0>2471<0>3535<0>3535<0>4050<0>589<0>1989<0>1989<0>4058<0>3003<0>3003<0>4058<0>1989<0>1950<0>1169<0>3892<0>1858<0>3067<0... |
Farrell kept asking Captain Sujini's where he was, telling them that they were mixed up with the North Vietnamese and had several wounded and killed. | <0>77<0>2525<0>1525<0>2970<0>3782<0>1630<0>2703<0>2549<0>667<0>1850<0>1850<0>3850<0>2030<0>3184<0>1568<0>2970<0>2883<0>1526<0>3850<0>1171<0>3637<0>3457<0>553<0>3585<0>3002<0>223<0>651<0>1422<0>512<0>2703<0>1171<0>895<0>3020<0>3435<0>304<0>3447<0>2060<0>3850<0>2936<0>2122<0>1109<0>3447<0>3447<0>1547<0>3447<0>3447<0>149<... |
I couldn't pinpoint his location. I knew where he should have been, directly east of our island. Pappy then radioed that he was hit. That there were three or four men with him, all hit. I could hear the firing at his location over the radio. I never heard from Pappy again. He did not survive. | <0>1989<0>3469<0>366<0>3695<0>652<0>151<0>2187<0>2152<0>553<0>1318<0>3287<0>2471<0>2935<0>2070<0>1710<0>2703<0>954<0>3821<0>3585<0>1273<0>3713<0>1481<0>2409<0>2025<0>564<0>1862<0>151<0>3020<0>3135<0>512<0>3447<0>151<0>3176<0>1273<0>1273<0>3020<0>3031<0>3348<0>2099<0>553<0>1730<0>2328<0>2742<0>1942<0>2543<0>3923<0>3447<... |
You don't know what the enemy's gonna do actually. You don't know what they're gonna do. You don't know they're gonna have mortars this time. | <0>3561<0>3008<0>2094<0>1215<0>652<0>2094<0>3963<0>3447<0>3874<0>3585<0>2703<0>3874<0>2462<0>3833<0>3522<0>2896<0>1265<0>2766<0>2252<0>3002<0>866<0>2425<0>2840<0>1108<0>1108<0>465<0>133<0>3176<0>1773<0>2956<0>179<0>1174<0>2860<0>313<0>715<0>176<0>2801<0>1679<0>1268<0>3393<0>225<0>3003<0>465<0>1989<0>1108<0>1108<0>1108<... |
Back to the book. Lieutenant Colonel McDade himself recalls, when things began happening, I got in with Alpha Company. | <0>382<0>2703<0>3377<0>915<0>83<0>1819<0>1500<0>2152<0>2525<0>2410<0>2605<0>2142<0>2860<0>3914<0>1865<0>3473<0>1967<0>3892<0>3585<0>1171<0>304<0>895<0>1217<0>3535<0>678<0>304<0>3927<0>1518<0>2123<0>2707<0>3435<0>2707<0>2030<0>361<0>512<0>1944<0>2525<0>3556<0>2070<0>2769<0>807<0>493<0>3821<0>3892<0>2703<0>1944<0>599<0>1... |
I know I was trying to figure out what was going on. I moved very fast. Let's get over there in those trees and let's all get together. The enemy seemed to be all over the woods. | <0>2511<0>3447<0>3713<0>3373<0>2619<0>83<0>3373<0>3447<0>3433<0>2442<0>898<0>3447<0>2703<0>3927<0>2525<0>3585<0>3809<0>2750<0>43<0>2703<0>3898<0>1422<0>3898<0>3140<0>1526<0>1715<0>3133<0>3943<0>3373<0>3020<0>2054<0>1518<0>1518<0>3348<0>2014<0>471<0>1772<0>2044<0>3447<0>151<0>1858<0>3840<0>368<0>3079<0>2935<0>3146<0>293... |
We had good tight control in the immediate area, and we're trying to figure out where everybody else was. | <0>2955<0>1575<0>3067<0>368<0>3096<0>35<0>1850<0>4009<0>1730<0>745<0>1594<0>782<0>1073<0>1277<0>2775<0>1500<0>3821<0>2035<0>3447<0>95<0>2442<0>3923<0>3185<0>3943<0>65<0>3020<0>3585<0>3894<0>919<0>2161<0>3585<0>2823<0>930<0>623<0>2703<0>151<0>1730<0>2152<0>1579<0>1071<0>1013<0>4054<0>745<0>1238<0>229<0>409<0>2142<0>83<0... |
One of the things I was very concerned with was people being trigger happy and just shooting up the grass. I was telling them, make sure you know what you are shooting at because we are scattered. | <0>3003<0>1108<0>2092<0>1526<0>1858<0>2769<0>2525<0>2838<0>967<0>553<0>2750<0>2471<0>368<0>561<0>3146<0>151<0>1562<0>3373<0>3433<0>313<0>2001<0>3894<0>2753<0>3447<0>3861<0>3732<0>2254<0>1311<0>1575<0>3067<0>2525<0>1478<0>3566<0>114<0>3693<0>3585<0>3642<0>3067<0>2185<0>3096<0>221<0>1258<0>2442<0>2579<0>3020<0>2142<0>194... |
So, notice how he says this, we had good, tight control in the immediate area, and we're trying to figure out where everyone else is. This is horrible. It shows you two things. When you have good, tight control over people, you're okay. | <0>770<0>3791<0>3447<0>3240<0>3946<0>1649<0>1329<0>1071<0>543<0>2051<0>977<0>2406<0>3534<0>2060<0>2860<0>1773<0>2966<0>715<0>3376<0>1977<0>2525<0>2525<0>1200<0>553<0>3359<0>3447<0>3134<0>1793<0>3447<0>1850<0>561<0>1773<0>3067<0>3593<0>3585<0>151<0>1171<0>1710<0>1171<0>2703<0>2703<0>817<0>2955<0>803<0>1071<0>1981<0>1007... |
If you know where your people are, you're okay. One of the worst feelings on the battlefield is not knowing where your guys are. That is one of the worst feelings on the battlefield. Not knowing where your guys are. And sitting there trying to figure out where everyone else is. Which I guess those two are the same thi... | <0>1950<0>696<0>386<0>1835<0>2860<0>2619<0>386<0>382<0>1730<0>1171<0>3240<0>1990<0>2142<0>2152<0>3096<0>2748<0>3404<0>3892<0>2935<0>65<0>368<0>3378<0>2333<0>1962<0>317<0>2657<0>3886<0>492<0>3943<0>231<0>3899<0>313<0>3079<0>3158<0>1076<0>3898<0>3898<0>2510<0>279<0>1715<0>2144<0>2323<0>3405<0>2485<0>2474<0>3405<0>1715<0>... |
It had the most effect, I think, on Charlie Company. Their commander, Captain Skip Festmeier, was up with us and Don Cornette, the Charlie Company executive officer, was killed early on, so they had no commander, and they just disintegrated. | <0>3003<0>1108<0>75<0>368<0>2935<0>1042<0>3082<0>1171<0>3923<0>1073<0>3447<0>2060<0>3850<0>2703<0>386<0>2703<0>3447<0>3883<0>44<0>1384<0>1057<0>3003<0>1108<0>1108<0>1108<0>1071<0>1328<0>3447<0>2161<0>2703<0>553<0>753<0>1883<0>327<0>3541<0>397<0>652<0>4009<0>3373<0>3008<0>3447<0>3541<0>1620<0>1171<0>2185<0>1775<0>1739<0... |
So, leadership is the most important thing on the battlefield. Talk about that all the time. This is why. This is why when you see a platoon or a company that doesn't have any leadership, they fall apart. | <0>2212<0>3535<0>652<0>3809<0>3898<0>1267<0>2907<0>3116<0>3762<0>1989<0>1108<0>2747<0>2239<0>1989<0>1989<0>3762<0>4058<0>1108<0>3466<0>2152<0>2485<0>3374<0>3067<0>2769<0>2471<0>1007<0>1007<0>3067<0>2991<0>2703<0>2471<0>229<0>2799<0>2471<0>1500<0>3067<0>2955<0>405<0>1329<0>1329<0>1007<0>2471<0>1777<0>3541<0>3541<0>2799<... |
If you are well trained and if you have a good succession plan and if you've done drills where the company commander gets killed and you take them out and other people have to step up and lead, yes, that is how you prepare for these situations. You have to prepare for those situations. You have to prepare for leaders ... | <0>2167<0>3999<0>1944<0>1965<0>1022<0>3305<0>1218<0>327<0>492<0>562<0>492<0>1273<0>83<0>1171<0>3585<0>382<0>1562<0>368<0>1730<0>3096<0>1944<0>148<0>3373<0>3447<0>1500<0>2799<0>1007<0>368<0>2525<0>3002<0>3535<0>2060<0>2060<0>229<0>1007<0>3892<0>1171<0>3861<0>3060<0>2525<0>1730<0>1022<0>493<0>191<0>3318<0>593<0>1171<0>31... |
The entire area is now alive with North Vietnamese soldiers who had obviously cut through the battalion's line of march, severing the head of the battalion from the body. | <0>465<0>2506<0>548<0>1532<0>3153<0>3096<0>368<0>2525<0>1850<0>3082<0>3449<0>2935<0>2579<0>2935<0>3447<0>2525<0>3447<0>1500<0>3923<0>3067<0>3972<0>3447<0>1007<0>1858<0>3297<0>1007<0>1500<0>2594<0>3176<0>3561<0>561<0>3585<0>3457<0>1007<0>1518<0>561<0>151<0>1773<0>3002<0>2332<0>492<0>512<0>1609<0>787<0>2860<0>1500<0>3096... |
Gwen saw three GIs coming through the high grass, running from the area, swarming with enemy. | <0>1579<0>3135<0>512<0>1773<0>3530<0>2525<0>2525<0>3782<0>3782<0>3565<0>1500<0>151<0>3176<0>2432<0>3875<0>2703<0>599<0>1850<0>3657<0>493<0>3457<0>3457<0>967<0>366<0>2703<0>3821<0>385<0>898<0>3348<0>151<0>3668<0>561<0>1500<0>43<0>1500<0>3447<0>954<0>2703<0>2748<0>1715<0>2185<0>1007<0>3447<0>2060<0>561<0>3927<0>2799<0>15... |
I jumped up and screamed to them, waving my arm. They saw me and headed directly to our position. The first man was a captain, our Air Force forward air controller, who was completely spent. I pointed out the battalion command group, which was huddled to our rear at another anthill, and he crawled toward them. | <0>1500<0>368<0>2432<0>1773<0>1500<0>1111<0>1977<0>1084<0>2934<0>368<0>3374<0>1998<0>83<0>2881<0>3585<0>2703<0>3176<0>2525<0>3762<0>2030<0>151<0>3821<0>746<0>3894<0>3299<0>3356<0>327<0>492<0>368<0>1701<0>3096<0>2703<0>2787<0>3539<0>3782<0>259<0>898<0>2594<0>1862<0>2958<0>959<0>967<0>3096<0>3002<0>1007<0>259<0>366<0>371... |
He was followed by the battalion sergeant major, Jim Scott, who dropped down next to me. And Scott was followed by a young, very small PFC who was delirious and holding his guts in with his hands. He kept asking, are the helicopters coming? I said, yes, hang on. | <0>1568<0>690<0>2070<0>1944<0>2594<0>2865<0>1990<0>1518<0>1238<0>3972<0>2703<0>65<0>3541<0>3447<0>2525<0>3899<0>3447<0>1171<0>3850<0>3782<0>2142<0>3713<0>1377<0>512<0>553<0>658<0>65<0>1265<0>276<0>2362<0>3457<0>2525<0>151<0>2525<0>770<0>3782<0>43<0>286<0>2799<0>3894<0>658<0>2703<0>366<0>2864<0>2703<0>1500<0>3541<0>3447... |
So think about that. The battalion commander initially thought that the incoming rounds were all friendly fire. So what's his reaction? Take cover, don't shoot back. | <0>9<0>1500<0>679<0>746<0>1862<0>327<0>1500<0>2339<0>3447<0>83<0>2385<0>705<0>2987<0>229<0>2799<0>3850<0>2787<0>3480<0>2748<0>599<0>967<0>512<0>366<0>3882<0>2639<0>3881<0>3881<0>1283<0>2987<0>1639<0>2799<0>3155<0>3002<0>3155<0>3373<0>3235<0>3457<0>1449<0>1007<0>1518<0>1518<0>2548<0>313<0>1339<0>3096<0>3781<0>2485<0>206... |
If you're getting maneuvered on by an enemy, the worst possible thing you can do is take cover and not shoot back. Cause that means the enemy's gonna maneuver faster on you. Back to the book. He had been hollering for all of us to cease fire and the word went out over the command net, but to no avail as the troops on ... | <0>3637<0>967<0>3405<0>2506<0>65<0>1094<0>1710<0>2598<0>3096<0>151<0>374<0>1730<0>1858<0>1500<0>2799<0>304<0>1500<0>3894<0>366<0>1773<0>2935<0>1171<0>2703<0>368<0>3447<0>3067<0>3067<0>2750<0>3002<0>326<0>3899<0>2860<0>1683<0>2550<0>3067<0>770<0>1171<0>3585<0>3143<0>3585<0>3020<0>3447<0>2563<0>2826<0>1835<0>1076<0>2106<... |
Can you imagine the confusion? You've got the battalion commander on the command net yelling to everyone to cease fire and meanwhile you can literally see North Vietnamese and you're shooting and engaging them? This is, this is mayhem. | <0>3574<0>3353<0>1710<0>368<0>506<0>83<0>3447<0>2060<0>2703<0>3968<0>3894<0>148<0>3585<0>368<0>191<0>1318<0>1951<0>2161<0>561<0>1850<0>2645<0>3541<0>3373<0>3850<0>313<0>3447<0>3008<0>2471<0>2703<0>2703<0>3541<0>304<0>1214<0>1777<0>3541<0>3509<0>809<0>3008<0>809<0>3073<0>1209<0>3447<0>3791<0>1171<0>3976<0>3067<0>1238<0>... |
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