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We were trying to secure a perimeter. I was trying to figure out what the hell was going on myself. I don't think anybody in the battalion could have told you what the situation really was at that time. | <0>1117<0>3447<0>3447<0>3055<0>3480<0>3782<0>1401<0>2525<0>368<0>2152<0>151<0>2001<0>366<0>3840<0>484<0>2471<0>1675<0>1575<0>543<0>1172<0>366<0>3067<0>3002<0>2284<0>83<0>807<0>746<0>746<0>2152<0>2703<0>2989<0>1238<0>3541<0>3447<0>1500<0>327<0>3373<0>1715<0>229<0>3509<0>3509<0>366<0>1214<0>83<0>3447<0>2769<0>1518<0>1324... |
I can see where this might have left Tim Brown, the brigade commander, in the dark about what was going on. I didn't know myself until things quieted down. | <0>2864<0>3447<0>3585<0>919<0>2506<0>3176<0>3585<0>3585<0>701<0>2683<0>771<0>871<0>3067<0>151<0>368<0>2769<0>3348<0>3447<0>553<0>1022<0>3861<0>1238<0>1526<0>3447<0>593<0>1950<0>2030<0>3096<0>2733<0>3359<0>3782<0>1500<0>3348<0>3923<0>3299<0>1108<0>1989<0>3003<0>1989<0>1989<0>1108<0>1575<0>3894<0>2152<0>1730<0>29<0>1862<... |
The battalion commander adds, I could have yelled and screamed that we were in a death trap and all that crap, but I didn't know it was as bad as it was. I had no way of checking visually or physically by getting out of that perimeter, so all I could do is hope to get back in touch. | <0>2339<0>2799<0>2769<0>83<0>3447<0>386<0>3377<0>3617<0>3976<0>3894<0>3963<0>374<0>2748<0>3447<0>2769<0>3720<0>1478<0>2355<0>1518<0>2703<0>3187<0>151<0>1858<0>3176<0>553<0>3447<0>3373<0>1858<0>2075<0>2769<0>2773<0>3348<0>2152<0>1171<0>3894<0>229<0>3373<0>2471<0>1007<0>3439<0>3067<0>969<0>1485<0>1710<0>3447<0>2594<0>305... |
I wasn't gonna scream that the sky was falling, especially in a situation where nobody could do anything about it anyways. | <0>1620<0>2799<0>3235<0>1526<0>83<0>3713<0>1719<0>3987<0>553<0>1171<0>3146<0>2769<0>770<0>2471<0>2703<0>2799<0>746<0>3972<0>1518<0>1518<0>3509<0>3452<0>2958<0>1059<0>1318<0>2769<0>327<0>2703<0>1719<0>1526<0>1401<0>1171<0>3850<0>2060<0>658<0>3067<0>1007<0>553<0>716<0>221<0>191<0>35<0>2456<0>1117<0>2934<0>3008<0>1500<0>1... |
So if you don't know what's going on, that means there's a bad problem. That's, that's, that's my assessment. And also it's also if you | <0>1122<0>1773<0>1007<0>3447<0>1730<0>3585<0>3519<0>1007<0>2989<0>2730<0>492<0>1422<0>1331<0>2705<0>1981<0>3972<0>2940<0>3972<0>327<0>2092<0>2314<0>465<0>465<0>2492<0>1989<0>2492<0>1989<0>9<0>1989<0>3003<0>1376<0>543<0>1526<0>3894<0>3176<0>3176<0>1730<0>1587<0>345<0>2748<0>1214<0>3180<0>2697<0>2489<0>1639<0>3239<0>2004... |
I'm not trying to say that you should cry wolf, because you shouldn't, but when things are going sideways, | <0>2272<0>3972<0>83<0>3899<0>1362<0>1273<0>1334<0>1472<0>221<0>2525<0>3002<0>2935<0>3585<0>369<0>386<0>3214<0>3836<0>342<0>1569<0>3067<0>1422<0>2989<0>1007<0>2199<0>2251<0>2875<0>561<0>2769<0>369<0>2144<0>553<0>3134<0>2544<0>1108<0>1335<0>1034<0>3762<0>3762<0>1108<0>4066<0>1502<0>3798<0>1649<0>771<0>405<0>1748<0>1277<0... |
You can wait for them to develop if you have a grip of what's happening. If you don't know what's happening, you better spin some people up to come help you. At least get them spinning, at least get them turning. That happens a lot where... | <0>2187<0>1730<0>746<0>3020<0>3447<0>553<0>3927<0>313<0>3839<0>3447<0>1500<0>974<0>1518<0>151<0>2115<0>561<0>3447<0>3972<0>2799<0>1031<0>690<0>83<0>3237<0>3894<0>3617<0>1031<0>1238<0>1518<0>3850<0>2748<0>366<0>3299<0>3114<0>290<0>2398<0>2004<0>1502<0>3307<0>3574<0>2525<0>3861<0>1318<0>2934<0>259<0>1557<0>1500<0>3435<0>... |
The guy on the ground might not fully understand what's happening. Make the call and say, Hey, I need, I'm standby to support standby. Get QRS spun up. You know, you make those calls. That doesn't mean send anybody, but get them ready, get them closer. | <0>1238<0>1944<0>1850<0>313<0>3447<0>83<0>1500<0>3348<0>3899<0>83<0>1902<0>2199<0>1007<0>1526<0>1850<0>151<0>3910<0>2703<0>1518<0>729<0>3782<0>3246<0>1351<0>611<0>819<0>3509<0>967<0>2691<0>1777<0>2619<0>1990<0>2799<0>2525<0>553<0>3668<0>967<0>1850<0>3008<0>1710<0>2161<0>1022<0>1335<0>3434<0>3899<0>43<0>2748<0>382<0>189... |
Get him on standby. QF is quick reaction force. So if I'm on the ground, all of a sudden getting shot at from multiple different directions, I'm not really sure what's happening. I might not say send the QRF, but I'll say, hey, have the QRF move to position alpha. | <0>368<0>3612<0>2872<0>3235<0>3002<0>967<0>366<0>2221<0>838<0>1500<0>1850<0>2769<0>1857<0>2348<0>2422<0>2142<0>3782<0>746<0>1579<0>1518<0>2471<0>3433<0>1213<0>4074<0>2705<0>4009<0>1902<0>2619<0>3348<0>83<0>3505<0>1569<0>2619<0>1518<0>2769<0>3348<0>368<0>231<0>3155<0>3782<0>2001<0>2594<0>492<0>2707<0>1038<0>1518<0>2799<... |
Which is very close to where I am in case I do need them in 15 minutes or in a half an hour or an hour or right now. I've at least made that progression. | <0>679<0>1401<0>368<0>2525<0>3927<0>3899<0>313<0>3187<0>3061<0>4009<0>3791<0>3373<0>1500<0>3782<0>1902<0>3349<0>3447<0>3373<0>1858<0>2826<0>368<0>3002<0>3480<0>1730<0>1730<0>151<0>3875<0>3585<0>3585<0>3447<0>374<0>809<0>561<0>2525<0>1730<0>1300<0>3585<0>1730<0>746<0>3480<0>3850<0>2799<0>366<0>3447<0>2748<0>2748<0>2748<... |
So your first call, now you might bring them in and you pre-plan this. This is when I talk about pre-planning. We would always pre-plan, hey if we need QRF, we're gonna call you to this point here. We'll call you to this point here. If we need to bring you on standby, we'll call you to this point. Let's say this point... | <0>3797<0>2030<0>3791<0>506<0>3898<0>443<0>132<0>1022<0>3235<0>3447<0>3927<0>3828<0>1773<0>385<0>1850<0>3244<0>3607<0>866<0>871<0>132<0>1748<0>2525<0>1902<0>2648<0>2815<0>2826<0>1730<0>1992<0>2001<0>236<0>3882<0>2700<0>3348<0>3457<0>895<0>3096<0>3373<0>1463<0>1568<0>1171<0>3585<0>3585<0>2185<0>593<0>3079<0>1800<0>1618<... |
Like you come to this building. If we call QRF, you come to this building. | <0>1376<0>290<0>2799<0>3143<0>1730<0>1352<0>1902<0>2799<0>1526<0>2525<0>2826<0>1579<0>2799<0>1388<0>1858<0>2106<0>114<0>561<0>1858<0>29<0>2970<0>2471<0>1449<0>3348<0>2001<0>3899<0>2506<0>3143<0>484<0>83<0>3373<0>2769<0>3894<0>2799<0>2001<0>361<0>2492<0>3981<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068... |
We're gonna try and get into that building. If you don't hear from us and we just call for QRF, come to that building, we'll be inside it. It's the best of our ability. | <0>2092<0>3067<0>1981<0>1007<0>746<0>716<0>1190<0>3899<0>3894<0>2935<0>3667<0>3839<0>1171<0>2471<0>3589<0>1518<0>3349<0>745<0>2840<0>1209<0>151<0>1175<0>1514<0>593<0>1967<0>506<0>1105<0>3317<0>3791<0>492<0>1858<0>3374<0>2081<0>1392<0>890<0>2799<0>3840<0>1175<0>3857<0>1242<0>3447<0>1455<0>3228<0>1603<0>1910<0>2539<0>334... |
As they get closer hopefully you can establish communications with them directly | <0>322<0>3484<0>4050<0>3556<0>45<0>1902<0>932<0>1773<0>173<0>3782<0>3067<0>348<0>151<0>2161<0>1773<0>855<0>3782<0>2471<0>1715<0>29<0>3874<0>623<0>3892<0>3556<0>3713<0>1388<0>3067<0>2053<0>2703<0>3541<0>512<0>2703<0>1240<0>2619<0>2935<0>2328<0>1213<0>3981<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>... |
But, if you start losing control of the situation, this is the thing, when you start losing control of the situation, | <0>1649<0>1277<0>1842<0>668<0>2899<0>803<0>1950<0>3762<0>3088<0>2525<0>746<0>1730<0>1730<0>1719<0>1910<0>1007<0>2799<0>3447<0>3713<0>151<0>3480<0>527<0>1027<0>2142<0>411<0>3185<0>1738<0>1526<0>3235<0>3713<0>3713<0>492<0>2935<0>809<0>3134<0>1579<0>3295<0>22<0>2506<0>1097<0>3873<0>3729<0>2826<0>895<0>3821<0>324<0>1022<0>... |
You call up the QR off and say, hey, move to the staging point. | <0>1108<0>2494<0>3096<0>3949<0>2970<0>3489<0>259<0>3447<0>698<0>3067<0>2787<0>3373<0>3176<0>3821<0>3976<0>2376<0>1695<0>3652<0>809<0>967<0>1568<0>2779<0>2888<0>3348<0>1858<0>2060<0>3850<0>1773<0>1171<0>1171<0>3894<0>3122<0>1214<0>390<0>1428<0>2325<1>3933<1>1634<1>2959<1>978<1>648<1>2159<1>99<1>225<1>2120<1>777<1>3385<1... |
So now they're moving. You started that 45 minute clock, right? Now they've all spun up. They're all getting in their vehicles. They woken up the people that need to get out. They get in their vehicles and they drive. So now they might get to the 500 meters away and I had the situation under control and I say, Hey, we... | <0>3447<0>3082<0>3899<0>1500<0>2864<0>771<0>1649<0>1022<0>3899<0>3447<0>3348<0>3509<0>1268<0>1592<0>3561<0>553<0>703<0>3378<0>369<0>2506<0>1715<0>3650<0>3768<0>1858<0>2970<0>2199<0>3067<0>3067<0>368<0>1518<0>2703<0>1238<0>3874<0>3095<0>1518<0>492<0>43<0>1260<0>347<0>1108<0>3973<0>1320<0>1277<0>2471<0>2703<0>1305<0>1732... |
Because maybe in 30 minutes, things have developed to a point where I need them, and now they can get there in 15 minutes instead of in 45. | <0>4048<0>2398<0>3096<0>1944<0>2525<0>746<0>2935<0>2475<0>3821<0>1730<0>3447<0>2142<0>1171<0>2703<0>824<0>22<0>2030<0>948<0>3002<0>368<0>2070<0>2152<0>746<0>3447<0>3782<0>1738<0>2152<0>3642<0>2471<0>2748<0>2471<0>2787<0>553<0>151<0>3585<0>1730<0>3894<0>324<0>3472<0>838<0>43<0>2471<0>3447<0>3894<0>3585<0>3793<0>1741<0>2... |
But, and I actually know who did this very similar in the previous podcast. The guy that called broken arrow, which means troops are about to be overrun. He didn't wait for anyone to tell him. He just called it. He's like, hey, broken arrow. Now it takes some time for those guys to show up there. And by the time they ... | <0>1579<0>1500<0>3318<0>4060<0>22<0>280<0>1835<0>3899<0>1850<0>1449<0>1171<0>151<0>492<0>492<0>3647<0>3997<0>3850<0>1007<0>561<0>3447<0>1171<0>3791<0>492<0>3373<0>3541<0>2703<0>1875<0>3585<0>151<0>2324<0>593<0>3585<0>3447<0>2769<0>2619<0>2787<0>2152<0>3782<0>2060<0>1198<0>1057<0>2156<0>3769<0>2156<0>4011<0>1236<0>151<0... |
Yea, and I don't advocate yelling or screaming. Sometimes you might have to though. | <0>1209<0>3096<0>1773<0>3603<0>512<0>2626<0>1944<0>2471<0>386<0>2353<0>3585<0>148<0>3585<0>2799<0>2799<0>561<0>3155<0>3266<0>3642<0>3585<0>3874<0>1688<0>751<0>2799<0>3541<0>611<0>974<0>3176<0>561<0>561<0>553<0>2471<0>1862<0>623<0>3894<0>3541<0>1649<0>3981<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0... |
You know, you might need to get that information. People aren't paying attention to what you're saying. It can be impactful if you've ever been sitting in a tactical operations center where you hear people yelling. It gets attention. Because most military guys don't yell and scream for no reason. They're yelling and s... | <0>2657<0>2029<0>1209<0>368<0>1730<0>2161<0>2748<0>386<0>368<0>1206<0>1730<0>703<0>809<0>2703<0>2748<0>1518<0>553<0>3556<0>1171<0>1254<0>753<0>3176<0>2185<0>2989<0>1882<0>3373<0>1171<0>191<0>3373<0>658<0>1518<0>3067<0>2375<0>3002<0>2703<0>1171<0>1171<0>1481<0>919<0>324<0>493<0>3526<0>365<0>2840<0>3585<0>1730<0>2152<0>2... |
Don't recommend it. I don't recommend it, but I've heard it. You know, I prefer the calm guys. | <0>2769<0>1007<0>3626<0>2703<0>2716<0>3509<0>807<0>3484<0>3713<0>3374<0>75<0>4048<0>4048<0>1376<0>1108<0>3003<0>3003<0>3003<0>1989<0>3466<0>1989<0>1989<0>2492<0>1989<0>1989<0>465<0>465<0>1989<0>1071<0>225<0>807<0>746<0>1007<0>2703<0>3695<0>1214<0>2703<0>65<0>3909<0>2924<0>229<0>1007<0>3272<0>740<0>1071<0>4019<0>1688<0>... |
If you gotta yell and scream, then calm down and talk about what you actually need. You can't just continue to yell and scream because you'll, you won't get through clear communication. You'll come off as too emotional. | <0>2187<0>561<0>3447<0>3585<0>3447<0>3373<0>2769<0>746<0>553<0>1463<0>3447<0>3894<0>2748<0>1484<0>512<0>3373<0>1500<0>3348<0>3894<0>361<0>2278<0>3660<0>838<0>885<0>1989<0>2705<0>3782<0>1392<0>484<0>1518<0>492<0>838<0>368<0>2703<0>2703<0>3340<0>561<0>3585<0>3585<0>2161<0>2353<0>967<0>193<0>3850<0>623<0>3176<0>2935<0>131... |
And, you know, you just become hard to understand when you're screaming and yelling. Calm down. | <0>1848<0>1171<0>746<0>3894<0>2498<0>2492<0>648<0>1209<0>3134<0>679<0>2433<0>493<0>3637<0>3002<0>1707<0>1172<0>3762<0>2840<0>1076<0>3447<0>2799<0>304<0>1569<0>83<0>83<0>1773<0>3002<0>2935<0>3067<0>2542<0>3907<0>3968<0>361<0>361<0>361<0>2054<0>229<0>361<0>1108<0>4066<0>2239<0>3404<0>3972<0>1500<0>3667<0>3447<0>1738<0>39... |
Get their attention, give simple, clear, concise direction of what you want. | <0>3189<0>1710<0>4062<0>3447<0>2152<0>2525<0>151<0>3713<0>3894<0>2840<0>1335<0>3762<0>4058<0>3176<0>690<0>770<0>2748<0>1238<0>3888<0>1500<0>3509<0>3097<0>551<0>3894<0>3850<0>2471<0>3713<0>3780<0>1031<0>871<0>512<0>512<0>746<0>3907<0>3184<0>1238<0>4062<0>3880<0>3184<0>2989<0>3107<0>390<0>2427<0>3981<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068... |
Back to the book, each and every man still alive on that field, American and North Vietnamese was fighting for his life. | <0>3222<0>3447<0>2748<0>1710<0>512<0>2799<0>2324<0>2392<0>151<0>3176<0>2060<0>1773<0>3348<0>2703<0>3976<0>967<0>3447<0>2030<0>1500<0>3067<0>1500<0>2799<0>1500<0>593<0>1500<0>2594<0>3096<0>2799<0>3135<0>1214<0>2716<0>2799<0>3472<0>3667<0>3894<0>3447<0>2799<0>2594<0>3585<0>2187<0>2161<0>1730<0>1715<0>2769<0>2875<0>1007<0... |
In the tall grass it was nearly impossible for the soldiers of either side to identify friend or foe except at extremely close range. | <0>2274<0>151<0>3791<0>1007<0>1518<0>1518<0>2471<0>2748<0>3235<0>1007<0>3373<0>553<0>151<0>729<0>2471<0>2221<0>562<0>1007<0>1441<0>304<0>1500<0>3067<0>2769<0>2769<0>1518<0>2471<0>782<0>3447<0>3861<0>1377<0>3874<0>243<0>65<0>1719<0>484<0>1569<0>1944<0>2543<0>1500<0>553<0>2525<0>2703<0>1862<0>3782<0>746<0>83<0>1882<0>512... |
Americans in olive drab and North Vietnamese in mustard brown were fighting and dying side by side. | <0>4007<0>2748<0>824<0>2151<0>3187<0>2733<0>2070<0>83<0>2339<0>259<0>259<0>1500<0>1579<0>2799<0>1500<0>2748<0>1500<0>3541<0>678<0>3710<0>3372<0>3447<0>2155<0>151<0>2703<0>561<0>148<0>3585<0>1491<0>561<0>3561<0>3585<0>3821<0>3821<0>151<0>3348<0>1500<0>3850<0>3667<0>229<0>1575<0>1500<0>3348<0>1214<0>2989<0>2594<0>1007<0>... |
It may have begun as a meeting engagement, a hasty ambush, a surprise attack, a battle of maneuver, and in fact it was all those things. But within minutes, the result was a wild melee. A shootout with just gunfighters, killing not only the enemy, not only the enemy, but sometimes their friends just a few feet away. | <0>1306<0>1022<0>3894<0>3821<0>553<0>679<0>2799<0>3299<0>679<0>898<0>3782<0>190<0>809<0>957<0>2620<0>2703<0>3235<0>151<0>151<0>151<0>3894<0>151<0>587<0>3585<0>1171<0>3713<0>151<0>2284<0>1383<0>705<0>4029<0>3447<0>2525<0>3585<0>1967<0>317<0>3585<0>553<0>2748<0>3377<0>3447<0>3374<0>3172<0>2955<0>259<0>3235<0>1777<0>366<0... |
There would be no cheap victory here this day for either side. There would be no victory at all. | <0>3526<0>3894<0>3894<0>1318<0>289<0>3373<0>229<0>233<0>3374<0>3176<0>493<0>3328<0>2703<0>3439<0>3427<0>3894<0>3585<0>895<0>623<0>3020<0>3020<0>3002<0>1467<0>3457<0>3096<0>3592<0>2348<0>3874<0>3874<0>1076<0>3556<0>2978<0>3373<0>83<0>553<0>2129<0>2567<0>1757<0>1953<0>1008<0>1325<0>353<0>1108<0>1171<0>3067<0>2991<0>345<0... |
Just the horrible certainty of death in the tall grass. | <0>1989<0>1989<0>421<0>2060<0>1707<0>2989<0>1751<0>3923<0>1518<0>3972<0>1238<0>895<0>2070<0>2588<0>3373<0>3691<0>234<0>3626<0>3176<0>3585<0>2433<0>2779<0>3946<0>3393<0>1768<0>871<0>2185<0>967<0>1850<0>2323<0>2323<0>3318<0>3222<0>2004<0>3003<0>3003<0>1989<0>1989<0>2492<0>3762<0>3320<0>1318<0>1579<0>3309<0>327<0>2989<0>2... |
Back to the book, just forward of the headquarters section of the column, Charlie Company was beginning to die. | <0>1748<0>1579<0>2703<0>1630<0>2070<0>229<0>2799<0>229<0>579<0>3155<0>1773<0>1715<0>2769<0>895<0>3146<0>3348<0>1500<0>2525<0>1175<0>692<0>1518<0>2619<0>1773<0>1715<0>3535<0>3976<0>716<0>1171<0>954<0>2594<0>827<0>3782<0>259<0>3782<0>3541<0>3907<0>3480<0>3782<0>3373<0>546<0>3447<0>1819<0>3373<0>3447<0>368<0>2152<0>493<0>... |
Charlie Company, he's talking about Charlie Company, a whole company of men, 150 guys. | <0>171<0>3782<0>34<0>3373<0>3793<0>2900<0>3782<0>1819<0>151<0>1710<0>1683<0>2619<0>1569<0>1333<0>3139<0>1116<0>2348<0>1171<0>2396<0>898<0>2619<0>3180<0>3892<0>1500<0>895<0>3435<0>359<0>898<0>2471<0>229<0>1171<0>2703<0>3894<0>967<0>3348<0>3348<0>915<0>1022<0>3060<0>967<0>2284<0>3585<0>3585<0>43<0>2648<0>313<0>3637<0>174... |
Spec for Jack Smith was with the lead elements in the Charlie Company formation. Near Lieutenant Don Cornett, the acting company commander, when the company charged into the teeth of the enemy machine guns in the first seconds, Smith saw one of the radio operators fall dead with a bullet through his chest, his eyes an... | <0>3780<0>2769<0>1587<0>3750<0>3126<0>1944<0>3235<0>189<0>3373<0>653<0>3457<0>967<0>2787<0>1365<0>3850<0>561<0>3976<0>374<0>2921<0>1117<0>1858<0>2769<0>2769<0>1919<0>2612<0>1748<0>1422<0>2070<0>1938<0>3592<0>1118<0>919<0>3585<0>1171<0>144<0>866<0>3373<0>3637<0>1710<0>338<0>3266<0>768<0>3874<0>151<0>1669<0>652<0>3782<0>... |
The men of Charlie Company were firing in all directions. Smith recalls, within a span of perhaps 20 minutes, everyone around me was dead or wounded except me. | <0>1277<0>2934<0>3447<0>2525<0>3370<0>1445<0>3447<0>1500<0>386<0>3377<0>1819<0>1094<0>151<0>2989<0>1944<0>3972<0>3348<0>2142<0>807<0>2161<0>151<0>3972<0>259<0>895<0>1579<0>2799<0>2799<0>3447<0>252<0>658<0>1318<0>2769<0>838<0>3902<0>296<0>2769<0>2769<0>2703<0>746<0>2594<0>229<0>2221<0>304<0>1518<0>1518<0>2769<0>35<0>121... |
You have to understand that in our area, the elephant grass was chest high. Once you hit the dirt, your world was about as big as a dining room table. | <0>1655<0>2703<0>3447<0>746<0>1500<0>2799<0>151<0>368<0>3850<0>967<0>313<0>3008<0>957<0>1054<0>3180<0>3373<0>3008<0>275<0>304<0>366<0>2703<0>1685<0>807<0>1171<0>3874<0>3176<0>110<0>313<0>3943<0>3750<0>3447<0>1434<0>1328<0>2471<0>3447<0>3910<0>3642<0>1715<0>1713<0>3556<0>3976<0>2070<0>3850<0>2715<0>1084<0>1569<0>2703<0>... |
Your world's completely confined to that area and the six or seven men around you. At that point, we were isolated. | <0>2029<0>1401<0>1406<0>2989<0>3782<0>304<0>587<0>3551<0>1657<0>1777<0>229<0>562<0>313<0>127<0>243<0>3176<0>2526<0>1518<0>2864<0>3837<0>3972<0>327<0>3447<0>191<0>2710<0>2185<0>3176<0>2703<0>2703<0>1643<0>1171<0>3373<0>546<0>553<0>374<0>2447<0>563<0>322<0>3447<0>3713<0>22<0>2978<0>3539<0>397<0>1773<0>1715<0>3821<0>3373<... |
Alpha Company was in the same shape. Then the North Vietnamese swept through. I believe they came between Alpha and our company and began to shoot people. We didn't know if the noise was from five feet away as they began to shoot people, was friendly or enemy. | <0>2492<0>2748<0>3809<0>2826<0>3135<0>366<0>2864<0>1171<0>3642<0>3373<0>2525<0>3155<0>2826<0>3821<0>553<0>1171<0>850<0>3713<0>1171<0>911<0>362<0>35<0>1772<0>2840<0>151<0>1773<0>3713<0>3038<0>3617<0>219<0>3447<0>561<0>1171<0>1539<0>2099<0>919<0>3176<0>3850<0>2978<0>2826<0>1518<0>83<0>147<0>403<0>1526<0>527<0>229<0>1575<... |
Smith saw soldiers take machine guns, lie flat on the ground and begin firing into the grass. Often they were firing right into the muzzles of other American machine guns. People were screaming to stop the shooting. It began to have all the elements of a massacre. | <0>3966<0>2525<0>3373<0>3821<0>3457<0>3850<0>1518<0>3185<0>1715<0>4008<0>1518<0>3008<0>3020<0>2588<0>855<0>3821<0>1329<0>221<0>3556<0>3457<0>1171<0>2991<0>652<0>2348<0>2826<0>2769<0>2254<0>2231<0>1575<0>3146<0>4009<0>967<0>1944<0>2471<0>366<0>2471<0>3894<0>819<0>2523<0>3617<0>2799<0>819<0>3894<0>2185<0>648<0>3585<0>386... |
Nobody was in control because all the officers were to the front and our radio operators had fallen dead on their radio sets. | <0>823<0>426<0>3598<0>3435<0>3373<0>3280<0>3020<0>990<0>1452<0>2710<0>1485<0>2988<0>191<0>3008<0>1399<0>2471<0>2753<0>1422<0>1422<0>191<0>2914<0>151<0>2769<0>325<0>1484<0>259<0>3067<0>151<0>3008<0>3972<0>3067<0>3447<0>2769<0>2563<0>3373<0>368<0>1710<0>3642<0>2063<0>746<0>492<0>746<0>2055<0>2471<0>3348<0>2099<0>2437<0>3... |
No leadership, no communication. You know, I talked to businesses and I explained this to them. There's your point. Yeah, it is loud and clear. | <0>345<0>2799<0>492<0>151<0>553<0>3556<0>2197<0>77<0>2799<0>1620<0>237<0>3561<0>2875<0>3668<0>3668<0>3907<0>3561<0>2187<0>2187<0>2187<0>3861<0>3861<0>3861<0>391<0>2010<0>2379<0>151<0>3972<0>807<0>3377<0>1518<0>1981<0>1579<0>1171<0>2775<0>3791<0>1715<0>2550<0>1710<0>3146<0>3976<0>296<0>2669<0>1850<0>2991<0>1517<0>2152<0... |
Tell these businesses, when I go and talk to businesses, they talk about this problem and that problem and the other problem. The problem is leadership. That's what the problem is. The problem is leadership. | <0>2314<0>1710<0>3373<0>1526<0>368<0>1441<0>3667<0>3535<0>3235<0>3002<0>1830<0>2471<0>3447<0>1500<0>3348<0>2221<0>3972<0>1862<0>2799<0>3235<0>2550<0>3150<0>3235<0>2769<0>967<0>1200<0>1084<0>3122<0>3122<0>2775<0>2826<0>366<0>3972<0>1738<0>3373<0>1500<0>2044<0>1518<0>3122<0>2989<0>2703<0>1575<0>366<0>1518<0>229<0>928<0>1... |
And the situation like this where the leaders are not there to lead, you've got serious problems on your hands. Especially once again, if you haven't trained people to lead, to step up and lead when the leader's gone. If you haven't trained people to do that, you're going to have problems. No one is going to lead. | <0>3585<0>2826<0>3750<0>3134<0>1384<0>3803<0>1108<0>3803<0>1579<0>2070<0>2525<0>1773<0>3155<0>492<0>1525<0>3002<0>484<0>2748<0>304<0>2525<0>1007<0>1500<0>1500<0>1858<0>3020<0>1773<0>2142<0>3348<0>1500<0>1675<0>3821<0>3447<0>259<0>1858<0>151<0>3096<0>1076<0>1384<0>1688<0>2004<0>2004<0>895<0>3096<0>1007<0>1850<0>275<0>11... |
Back to the book, pain fought the North Vietnamese had done a much, much better job of anticipating and preparing for the attack. But the Americans who survived the initial onslaught began to rally. | <0>1579<0>4009<0>3877<0>1587<0>492<0>1238<0>2799<0>611<0>1117<0>374<0>2525<0>1171<0>3176<0>1076<0>3176<0>911<0>2288<0>1549<0>3330<0>755<0>1944<0>3927<0>1518<0>1518<0>366<0>1883<0>593<0>1145<0>465<0>1748<0>1579<0>3155<0>2155<0>1007<0>2703<0>2187<0>3585<0>3008<0>1214<0>3585<0>3585<0>3002<0>3850<0>636<0>2725<0>3773<0>1539... |
In one respect, you could think of it as little bighorn. We were surrounded with our packs in front of us shooting it out. | <0>2710<0>1076<0>219<0>3404<0>2060<0>3850<0>3373<0>3509<0>3038<0>919<0>2152<0>403<0>3096<0>807<0>512<0>2152<0>2775<0>1858<0>3447<0>1238<0>1885<0>1118<0>1007<0>1579<0>3373<0>3096<0>2799<0>3184<0>2365<0>3299<0>3190<0>957<0>2987<0>1575<0>679<0>3447<0>396<0>3067<0>1518<0>3899<0>2619<0>65<0>3522<0>2000<0>4071<0>1575<0>2894<... |
During the course of that long afternoon, I never saw Soldier not do his duty. | <0>2063<0>2142<0>553<0>2221<0>1518<0>2471<0>1773<0>3373<0>3373<0>3782<0>3067<0>1518<0>1518<0>219<0>2748<0>3150<0>154<0>3539<0>807<0>3617<0>3446<0>395<0>1757<0>1016<0>3794<0>3348<0>746<0>3008<0>2471<0>484<0>3713<0>2030<0>3150<0>1518<0>1518<0>3850<0>2775<0>545<0>3067<0>3556<0>3943<0>2044<0>390<0>2099<0>645<0>2525<0>2748<... |
I never saw anyone who coward in the face of the enemy. | <0>2324<0>746<0>3447<0>3373<0>1773<0>1518<0>1902<0>2485<0>368<0>2152<0>1526<0>3447<0>2934<0>620<0>105<0>3946<0>2799<0>196<0>1835<0>43<0>3341<0>1518<0>2471<0>151<0>151<0>1944<0>553<0>3457<0>1710<0>2432<0>3637<0>746<0>3008<0>2099<0>1377<0>2575<1>3718<1>3518<1>1196<1>3964<1>632<1>2074<1>3858<1>671<1>181<1>2201<1>3678<1>10... |
Shortly afterward, the command came over the battalion net, throw smoke. Lieutenant Gwyn moved a little away into the grass and the men in Albany perimeter all began to throw smoke grenades. | <0>2748<0>1630<0>548<0>229<0>2799<0>746<0>3214<0>304<0>1214<0>368<0>3490<0>43<0>2748<0>1857<0>492<0>327<0>3898<0>3972<0>1007<0>2799<0>2769<0>348<0>1026<0>2748<0>3359<0>729<0>1944<0>3509<0>3388<0>2826<0>304<0>151<0>2645<0>3580<0>3435<0>3898<0>561<0>3894<0>2799<0>2799<0>2769<0>2525<0>1569<0>1007<0>3585<0>1318<0>967<0>319... |
I saw skip Fezmire, Charlie company commander throwing smoke. I had no idea what the hell he was doing up here. Our perimeter was marked with colors, with all colors of smoke delineating our positions. And shortly after the airstrike started. | <0>1850<0>2525<0>898<0>3782<0>2525<0>2762<0>553<0>3686<0>2199<0>3447<0>2525<0>2769<0>366<0>1500<0>2703<0>1518<0>425<0>1136<0>1723<0>3864<0>2162<0>2589<0>1133<0>3447<0>1500<0>3176<0>3695<0>2799<0>679<0>368<0>746<0>1850<0>2703<0>313<0>746<0>3348<0>512<0>561<0>3002<0>2769<0>2748<0>3972<0>2575<0>2044<0>3339<0>3148<0>1649<0... |
They were the, they were A1E Sky Raiders with napalm. The first napalm canisters fell right at the point where Sujinis and I had left the jungle and came into the clearing. We could see masses of North Vietnamese on the other side. I was sure, I was very sure they were going to come across at us. | <0>3153<0>151<0>690<0>561<0>919<0>1532<0>2433<0>2851<0>1641<0>3889<0>744<0>1989<0>1989<0>648<0>3020<0>492<0>3972<0>530<0>3555<0>151<0>368<0>919<0>1377<0>2004<0>2092<0>1834<0>1768<0>3898<0>1118<0>148<0>1188<0>2272<0>919<0>919<0>1967<0>1097<0>491<0>3089<0>2787<0>1944<0>1981<0>3892<0>2475<0>151<0>2769<0>492<0>2840<0>919<0... |
I think they were cleaning up over there, shooting down at the ground, dispatching our wounded. | <0>2492<0>2987<0>746<0>2506<0>919<0>3637<0>561<0>492<0>3867<0>2648<0>3373<0>3874<0>3874<0>1007<0>366<0>3840<0>512<0>492<0>3447<0>2703<0>884<0>1258<0>386<0>3008<0>3894<0>3585<0>43<0>3348<0>2799<0>954<0>3445<0>366<0>3348<0>3528<0>3295<0>3002<0>2096<0>1850<0>2748<0>397<0>1171<0>3541<0>3972<0>1238<0>1238<0>3894<0>587<0>300... |
That first strike was right on target with two napalm cans. I saw them hit the tops of the trees and jellied napalm was coming down through the limbs and the NVA were jumping, trying to get away and being engulfed in flames. I saw that time and time again. | <0>2343<0>2703<0>2594<0>3927<0>3943<0>368<0>3367<0>3408<0>2703<0>729<0>1981<0>313<0>2769<0>3972<0>1944<0>580<0>1214<0>2349<0>3373<0>3373<0>3297<0>1238<0>2799<0>3792<0>368<0>1238<0>2161<0>3668<0>3419<0>327<0>1819<0>2594<0>3910<0>553<0>746<0>3359<0>212<0>3621<0>2839<0>2009<0>611<0>2703<0>2978<0>1007<0>3972<0>492<0>3541<0... |
Lieutenant Gwynn remembers, it cleaned out swath after swath. Those fuckers would jump up and try to run. They didn't make it. By now the Americans were cheering and laughing at each strike. The cheering stopped when they dropped two canisters directly onto the position where the remnants of the second platoon had bee... | <0>327<0>1858<0>3850<0>3447<0>3118<0>345<0>3067<0>3373<0>386<0>1738<0>1214<0>2703<0>1579<0>1007<0>368<0>3155<0>2572<0>4079<0>539<0>1209<0>151<0>3472<0>1902<0>1858<0>1579<0>1539<0>1850<0>2471<0>1883<0>2525<0>2769<0>666<0>1518<0>1007<0>2838<0>1578<0>280<0>43<0>2594<0>2799<0>368<0>3155<0>866<0>895<0>3972<0>2619<0>595<0>24... |
It might have been me, but all I could hear was the cracking of unexpended rounds burning in the flames that engulfed our men. | <0>3526<0>3894<0>2799<0>151<0>3894<0>1171<0>2187<0>587<0>3585<0>3585<0>3585<0>936<0>694<0>3899<0>3447<0>3782<0>2471<0>3447<0>3143<0>623<0>975<0>3585<0>298<0>492<0>2710<0>3447<0>1344<0>1303<0>2703<0>1862<0>2152<0>546<0>2799<0>327<0>1500<0>3008<0>1400<0>3637<0>3447<0>1485<0>1485<0>1575<0>1500<0>83<0>2799<0>2753<0>3617<0>... |
There were planes flying close air support. We started digging in everywhere we could. My entrenching tool was attached to my pack left out in the clearing, so I used my bayonet, my fingers, and someone else's tool when it was available. | <0>3003<0>3003<0>75<0>151<0>512<0>2810<0>1007<0>3447<0>368<0>587<0>2525<0>593<0>3972<0>1569<0>3585<0>545<0>484<0>2799<0>3535<0>3447<0>2142<0>2588<0>2023<0>1587<0>2989<0>3246<0>2700<0>3762<0>3003<0>3003<0>3003<0>3003<0>1108<0>1117<0>368<0>312<0>1500<0>2703<0>345<0>3713<0>3020<0>3585<0>3894<0>1171<0>1171<0>2935<0>1007<0>... |
The comfort of a trench just big enough to hold your body is unbelievable. | <0>1989<0>3373<0>1657<0>3782<0>1981<0>2594<0>484<0>1620<0>705<0>2756<0>443<0>327<0>512<0>3891<0>2733<0>2471<0>3519<0>1273<0>81<0>3457<0>3447<0>1517<0>3180<0>553<0>553<0>2001<0>3413<0>1518<0>3073<0>545<0>3943<0>658<0>915<0>1575<0>3972<0>1500<0>1171<0>3585<0>2376<0>802<0>2249<0>3320<0>2060<0>2522<0>321<0>3373<0>2366<0>15... |
Delta Company, who had booby-trapped his own body with a hand grenade, was badly wounded and unable to move. | <0>589<0>3447<0>3135<0>374<0>3925<0>1569<0>229<0>3146<0>527<0>3561<0>2840<0>1989<0>1989<0>1989<0>1989<0>465<0>3179<0>147<0>3305<0>3184<0>1858<0>492<0>1579<0>3008<0>884<0>3171<0>366<0>958<0>2060<0>1715<0>2181<0>3821<0>3821<0>3134<0>1518<0>1518<0>83<0>3002<0>229<0>492<0>919<0>967<0>3892<0>3585<0>2703<0>1214<0>1094<0>587<... |
He was directly in the path of a group of North Vietnamese soldiers methodically sweeping the ground, killing his wounded buddies. | <0>515<0>895<0>3894<0>3713<0>3373<0>3445<0>807<0>618<0>2935<0>969<0>1117<0>2703<0>2197<0>83<0>895<0>915<0>1620<0>3174<0>2991<0>2427<0>1022<0>324<0>2471<0>2703<0>3861<0>3585<0>587<0>3541<0>221<0>3585<0>1715<0>2541<0>1518<0>1452<0>2070<0>2769<0>2799<0>2594<0>2471<0>1500<0>3519<0>545<0>3096<0>3002<0>3135<0>3020<0>632<0>38... |
And here's what he says before the North Vietnamese got to me, half a dozen of them, a pilot came over at treetop level, turned straight up and dropped the canister of napalm dead center on them. | <0>515<0>151<0>2161<0>1730<0>3135<0>690<0>3561<0>975<0>3850<0>809<0>3373<0>2705<0>1723<0>2254<0>1031<0>2799<0>746<0>895<0>1500<0>3079<0>3176<0>3008<0>2703<0>1007<0>1944<0>3874<0>3561<0>587<0>3894<0>3874<0>3585<0>3002<0>334<0>2471<0>484<0>1211<0>2703<0>3585<0>3585<0>2433<0>563<0>738<0>1337<0>262<0>2748<0>2799<0>1277<0>3... |
I never cease to be amazed at the accuracy of that drop. The heat of the napalm rolled across my face and body like an open door on a furnace. | <0>3003<0>1649<0>151<0>1171<0>1500<0>1730<0>3637<0>3176<0>3340<0>2152<0>1318<0>3096<0>361<0>3874<0>3096<0>3585<0>1022<0>899<0>353<0>1649<0>3134<0>151<0>2378<0>3176<0>1710<0>3176<0>1209<0>1275<0>1850<0>3822<0>2875<0>1171<0>3637<0>3176<0>3642<0>3894<0>2703<0>871<0>3880<0>2619<0>1886<0>359<0>144<0>465<0>1108<0>1108<0>1108... |
I owe this pilot more than it is possibly possible for a human to pay. May God bless all pilots. | <0>1575<0>3447<0>746<0>2799<0>3894<0>2525<0>3309<0>2748<0>2703<0>3373<0>3447<0>2099<0>1873<0>2756<0>2987<0>493<0>3067<0>304<0>512<0>1858<0>3008<0>3008<0>368<0>2710<0>1862<0>3972<0>3067<0>1710<0>229<0>3067<0>3096<0>1568<0>1757<0>1108<0>3003<0>1748<0>2492<0>3972<0>2541<0>2070<0>2185<0>895<0>1944<0>327<0>3348<0>1730<0>221... |
Now we hear from Captain Buse Tully's Bravo Company. 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry was assigned the mission of attacking to relieve the pressure and attempt to link up with the beleaguered battalion. | <0>3447<0>690<0>3096<0>1730<0>3373<0>1850<0>1500<0>2365<0>2096<0>2703<0>2471<0>611<0>2826<0>151<0>614<0>871<0>2029<0>3378<0>1022<0>3155<0>1098<0>3592<0>1518<0>3898<0>151<0>2769<0>2054<0>1238<0>1518<0>3972<0>3972<0>1738<0>1738<0>1238<0>3404<0>3541<0>611<0>1185<0>3753<0>4095<0>290<0>1632<0>3927<0>3373<0>2769<0>2096<0>382... |
Reinforcements were also on the way for the battalion command perimeter at the head of the column during the afternoon. | <0>744<0>3469<0>1463<0>561<0>3927<0>3067<0>368<0>746<0>2594<0>1518<0>1773<0>3509<0>2152<0>1518<0>678<0>1712<0>3857<0>259<0>2769<0>3235<0>3135<0>545<0>3972<0>3134<0>3898<0>1422<0>2799<0>3821<0>3585<0>1318<0>3658<0>3107<0>2683<0>771<0>755<0>1007<0>3348<0>1738<0>2799<0>3850<0>1850<0>1500<0>553<0>3894<0>2420<0>1214<0>807<0... |
Captain Myron Diderik's battle-wearyed veterans of the fight at landing zone x-ray, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cav, got a warning to prepare for a night air assault into a hot landing zone. | <0>2826<0>2471<0>2450<0>3593<0>1318<0>2205<0>1346<0>3299<0>3972<0>2703<0>1500<0>151<0>1485<0>3020<0>2498<0>2432<0>1500<0>1500<0>538<0>2769<0>3526<0>3642<0>1850<0>3899<0>512<0>3435<0>229<0>746<0>3894<0>587<0>493<0>3526<0>3526<0>3096<0>967<0>3299<0>3541<0>3134<0>1485<0>2826<0>1748<0>3003<0>3828<0>1277<0>1022<0>2594<0>259... |
Was doing some serious celebrating. He had not only survived x-ray without a scratch, but this day, November 18th, was his birthday. | <0>225<0>1575<0>1858<0>3637<0>1858<0>3373<0>221<0>3002<0>3791<0>386<0>212<0>368<0>3373<0>3067<0>3376<0>2525<0>3850<0>1518<0>2989<0>1238<0>3892<0>1539<0>324<0>802<0>1832<0>2378<0>2826<0>3096<0>1171<0>3373<0>1500<0>2471<0>2577<0>2935<0>698<0>3373<0>1238<0>366<0>3447<0>3593<0>2686<0>967<0>3539<0>4083<0>2703<0>1007<0>3067<... |
I was 22 years old. We were fed and showered and new clothes were available. | <0>1304<0>3447<0>1858<0>334<0>259<0>4009<0>2935<0>3535<0>368<0>553<0>3278<0>1715<0>3840<0>1518<0>1990<0>1575<0>2057<0>471<0>4084<0>1950<0>229<0>3067<0>83<0>1855<0>3821<0>3821<0>3821<0>3176<0>3457<0>3374<0>2703<0>2970<0>2946<0>3146<0>1485<0>3176<0>3373<0>3434<0>1990<0>1518<0>2775<0>1659<0>3122<0>561<0>3539<0>1518<0>3184... |
I spent the afternoon at the men's, at the enlisted men's club, drinking beer with the platoon, exchanging stories and celebrating my birthday. | <0>3003<0>1108<0>2864<0>1773<0>2030<0>3447<0>1858<0>3561<0>1171<0>1850<0>2748<0>2848<0>221<0>1200<0>65<0>1326<0>3894<0>3008<0>3821<0>3002<0>2978<0>2775<0>349<0>3071<0>2703<0>2710<0>3020<0>1858<0>3791<0>2775<0>3028<0>2703<0>3235<0>3264<0>3403<0>366<0>484<0>229<0>1815<0>705<0>2958<0>957<0>2840<0>1532<0>313<0>553<0>1710<0... |
Around 4pm, Dadiric came in and told us to saddle up. We were going to rescue the battalion. | <0>1620<0>1500<0>83<0>3348<0>2323<0>746<0>666<0>1500<0>611<0>1730<0>895<0>1171<0>3447<0>3373<0>3894<0>2780<0>3881<0>1274<0>1942<0>1171<0>2029<0>3457<0>3373<0>2703<0>566<0>2646<0>2703<0>1171<0>1214<0>1171<0>3821<0>3713<0>1485<0>1587<0>411<0>3373<0>1118<0>3850<0>1715<0>3850<0>3535<0>2970<0>3067<0>527<0>1388<0>2511<0>1442... |
At about 1600 hours, Lieutenant Rick Rescorla recalls Captain Diderik walked up. | <0>327<0>2471<0>3541<0>2054<0>212<0>2060<0>409<0>770<0>3585<0>587<0>1500<0>1265<0>3541<0>2703<0>43<0>304<0>1007<0>1773<0>1715<0>421<0>3288<0>957<0>2104<0>530<0>2639<0>1428<0>3762<0>1989<0>3003<0>4058<0>1463<0>3771<0>2703<0>3617<0>3435<0>512<0>566<0>2989<0>3146<0>2769<0>3448<0>1518<0>3923<0>2471<0>366<0>3373<0>3882<0>30... |
Get the company together. Battalion's catching hell. We may have to go in. You're the only platoon leader left in the company. Help all the platoons get their shit together. | <0>2029<0>3096<0>368<0>4013<0>3782<0>1518<0>3176<0>546<0>919<0>3096<0>1500<0>3541<0>2231<0>2612<0>3003<0>3003<0>3003<0>1748<0>2799<0>1710<0>2471<0>3447<0>3585<0>491<0>2703<0>1685<0>3020<0>3585<0>2703<0>1518<0>1575<0>1927<0>1634<0>1117<0>151<0>3008<0>1171<0>2703<0>746<0>3439<0>3447<0>3373<0>3642<0>1171<0>1318<0>2840<0>0... |
Men spilled out of the clubs and double timed their equipment. | <0>2498<0>3447<0>368<0>2769<0>2769<0>3447<0>1007<0>3135<0>1500<0>1882<0>1238<0>2864<0>1218<0>2799<0>3373<0>492<0>2769<0>3732<0>4079<0>80<0>3363<0>2185<0>3342<0>3447<0>1518<0>2745<0>2799<0>1569<0>3894<0>1579<0>151<0>3146<0>1620<0>1846<0>2799<0>3299<0>3134<0>353<0>1108<0>1989<0>3981<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2... |
Sit rep from the ground, grim. Expect to be sandwiched between friendly and enemy fires. | <0>2769<0>824<0>3348<0>2703<0>1862<0>2594<0>2471<0>2748<0>954<0>2142<0>3447<0>484<0>3541<0>382<0>3856<0>1428<0>1748<0>1579<0>1007<0>1858<0>3447<0>679<0>3299<0>2051<0>1108<0>1108<0>1108<0>1950<0>3466<0>1108<0>1108<0>1950<0>2875<0>2375<0>770<0>3447<0>3509<0>2152<0>1318<0>368<0>491<0>3002<0>553<0>2471<0>2471<0>1273<0>2063... |
At about 5 45 PM, Rescola gathered the platoons. They pressed in close, listening intently for word. | <0>1117<0>3541<0>1238<0>2864<0>437<0>1196<0>366<0>2703<0>561<0>327<0>3067<0>1730<0>2594<0>366<0>2703<0>3143<0>1587<0>895<0>553<0>2142<0>3299<0>1974<0>2254<0>225<0>1463<0>3447<0>1715<0>2422<0>304<0>2471<0>1265<0>2799<0>2231<0>3566<0>2612<0>2506<0>2703<0>1500<0>3617<0>679<0>327<0>1441<0>2339<0>1710<0>3509<0>819<0>1208<0>... |
80 or more. Young faces. Hollow eyes. You know the battalion is in the shit, I said. | <0>4058<0>3096<0>1730<0>1730<0>151<0>2471<0>3184<0>2946<0>2864<0>1649<0>2251<0>1108<0>3048<0>1329<0>3585<0>3447<0>1321<0>151<0>746<0>3585<0>1730<0>2506<0>2152<0>2525<0>1511<0>2987<0>580<0>259<0>492<0>3067<0>1422<0>1862<0>2471<0>2935<0>2506<0>2769<0>2705<0>2663<0>1989<0>9<0>9<0>1989<0>1989<0>1989<0>1989<0>1989<0>3003<0>... |
We have been selected to jump into that shit and pull them out. If you fight like you did at x-ray, you'll come through it. | <0>1120<0>3067<0>151<0>3373<0>2525<0>3927<0>492<0>2703<0>2641<0>151<0>3008<0>1485<0>3637<0>3447<0>3122<0>3642<0>151<0>1858<0>2883<0>2703<0>716<0>3556<0>1171<0>979<0>819<0>3180<0>3898<0>492<0>2799<0>3541<0>1500<0>2989<0>3225<0>2009<0>957<0>1171<0>3861<0>2187<0>3861<0>1500<0>2703<0>3598<0>2703<0>3143<0>3874<0>3585<0>3096... |
Stay together. Come out of those choppers ready to get it on. | <0>1196<0>491<0>3002<0>1171<0>3020<0>3585<0>3447<0>1238<0>3541<0>1649<0>1989<0>1108<0>738<0>1588<0>3797<0>1603<0>3782<0>2748<0>2748<0>2471<0>3541<0>2799<0>171<0>3447<0>1569<0>1883<0>484<0>368<0>2070<0>2703<0>3020<0>368<0>3342<0>3585<0>1773<0>2703<0>327<0>1518<0>3348<0>755<0>3981<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>206... |
Across the field, the first lift ships were sweeping in. Head them up, Captain Durek Growld. | <0>1238<0>2221<0>2471<0>3782<0>2769<0>1500<0>1944<0>3585<0>3373<0>3067<0>382<0>1815<0>2642<0>3946<0>1649<0>2594<0>3927<0>484<0>3447<0>3832<0>1526<0>746<0>3861<0>975<0>1171<0>3509<0>2769<0>3447<0>1715<0>3067<0>3176<0>632<0>587<0>3585<0>1730<0>1318<0>2376<0>2137<0>2873<0>809<0>3447<0>2799<0>3373<0>3662<0>3946<0>3946<0>20... |
I turned and walked ahead, Fantino trailing with the PRC-25. | <0>490<0>3447<0>2785<0>3447<0>2799<0>969<0>3184<0>411<0>1518<0>1872<0>151<0>2703<0>1463<0>2103<0>3393<0>1748<0>1989<0>3003<0>2840<0>2594<0>151<0>4062<0>2769<0>3585<0>2799<0>229<0>2773<0>2703<0>1518<0>1858<0>3894<0>3642<0>3176<0>2353<0>1730<0>512<0>1882<0>1773<0>368<0>3176<0>3592<0>2989<0>151<0>1730<0>3972<0>3972<0>2703... |
The road stretched out past the permanent hootches of the rear echelon at Holloway. Word spread that we were on a suicide fight. | <0>3973<0>561<0>1007<0>3447<0>492<0>2152<0>2525<0>2452<0>3373<0>2703<0>3155<0>809<0>2703<0>1518<0>1883<0>3899<0>3980<0>2030<0>3180<0>1031<0>2799<0>484<0>2799<0>151<0>1076<0>1630<0>3840<0>3297<0>658<0>1171<0>2769<0>770<0>2254<0>3631<0>366<0>1022<0>2799<0>1518<0>3067<0>3457<0>3447<0>898<0>667<0>2174<0>716<0>2777<0>406<0>... |
A few of the men carried AKs, trophies from x-ray. No one had shaved, noted Rascorla. But our weapons sparkled. | <0>2492<0>3447<0>1944<0>1730<0>492<0>561<0>2799<0>3509<0>3447<0>587<0>1710<0>3373<0>3020<0>2152<0>368<0>3176<0>1710<0>1171<0>1171<0>3585<0>3433<0>1027<0>4009<0>3067<0>151<0>368<0>746<0>2471<0>1794<0>807<0>2773<0>2543<0>3146<0>221<0>3597<0>1108<0>1108<0>1108<0>1989<0>1108<0>1108<0>869<0>1108<0>1989<0>1989<0>1108<0>2492<... |
What outfit are you? One spectator asked. The hardcore of Bravo Company, second of the seventh. Where are you headed? | <0>871<0>3067<0>4009<0>3447<0>2619<0>1701<0>3484<0>3505<0>313<0>1715<0>3457<0>2070<0>3067<0>2989<0>457<0>3420<0>3348<0>2769<0>2769<0>3447<0>3081<0>1710<0>151<0>3541<0>1882<0>3447<0>2748<0>3349<0>1715<0>2705<0>3268<0>3705<0>1267<0>1649<0>3185<0>479<0>1708<0>479<0>2348<0>3174<0>259<0>479<0>3782<0>1981<0>3373<0>3782<0>378... |
To kick ass, I yelled back. A deep rumble ran through the ranks, men yelling, cursing. | <0>1989<0>3264<0>2284<0>4050<0>967<0>3539<0>967<0>3349<0>652<0>1683<0>3447<0>3585<0>3447<0>1518<0>871<0>2703<0>3782<0>1862<0>362<0>1146<0>2300<0>3658<0>2639<0>1071<0>1120<0>191<0>3176<0>587<0>3642<0>1388<0>3782<0>3642<0>2707<0>1307<0>83<0>746<0>151<0>1386<0>3894<0>3067<0>3067<0>2471<0>2703<0>3342<0>2525<0>770<0>3749<0>... |
As we passed, I asked Fantino, how we looking back there? | <0>3420<0>1773<0>3135<0>3008<0>2875<0>3447<0>3980<0>3447<0>2030<0>2172<0>2288<0>3148<0>2450<0>2703<0>2703<0>2070<0>3910<0>2594<0>2703<0>2185<0>3433<0>3585<0>3146<0>1575<0>2864<0>2254<0>480<0>3447<0>3373<0>1773<0>3373<0>807<0>3894<0>2703<0>2748<0>384<0>3642<0>2703<0>1882<0>803<0>602<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>... |
His reply, no stragglers, sir. Every swinging dick is with us. | <0>1592<0>3447<0>1452<0>2753<0>3180<0>1518<0>366<0>2703<0>2356<0>1695<0>1108<0>1730<0>492<0>1526<0>1445<0>2819<0>3447<0>3447<0>3184<0>2471<0>3556<0>2525<0>3713<0>484<0>484<0>1331<0>1649<0>955<0>1989<0>1989<0>3003<0>1950<0>3923<0>2703<0>512<0>368<0>3155<0>3535<0>3809<0>623<0>1171<0>1485<0>2060<0>746<0>1773<0>1710<0>1007... |
As we made a column right to the pickup point, I looked back at our crew. | <0>3420<0>3447<0>2152<0>1214<0>1171<0>1730<0>2645<0>2575<0>3404<0>1518<0>1518<0>3541<0>1277<0>1007<0>2525<0>1329<0>2459<0>1858<0>492<0>2026<0>366<0>1850<0>19<0>3541<0>3018<0>1579<0>3067<0>151<0>2200<0>2278<0>1108<0>1108<0>1950<0>1108<0>1108<0>931<0>2799<0>3373<0>147<0>382<0>1850<0>3515<0>2703<0>2471<0>1620<0>2832<0>512... |
We piled onto the Hueys without the usual loading instructions and skidded away into the fading grey light. | <0>492<0>361<0>1500<0>2703<0>1518<0>1518<0>1500<0>229<0>561<0>1782<0>3585<0>2799<0>1730<0>3457<0>2030<0>2385<0>1634<0>1649<0>151<0>1500<0>2799<0>3176<0>3585<0>2152<0>1773<0>2753<0>1518<0>2799<0>1500<0>3020<0>386<0>1710<0>1445<0>4009<0>697<0>2773<0>3373<0>2070<0>3850<0>35<0>3324<0>3447<0>151<0>2978<0>3002<0>334<0>3096<0... |
At six forty five p.m. the first lift ships roared into the small Albany clearing and captain to Derek's troopers bailed out into the tall grass. The cavalry had ridden to the rescue. | <0>2875<0>1710<0>2741<0>2070<0>838<0>3143<0>3898<0>690<0>1730<0>2748<0>43<0>3447<0>437<0>382<0>1209<0>2462<0>1944<0>1500<0>3134<0>1815<0>1588<0>1124<0>2555<0>561<0>403<0>1500<0>313<0>3907<0>895<0>1396<0>3123<0>405<0>2092<0>1526<0>151<0>3861<0>3792<0>3457<0>3875<0>2703<0>3637<0>1238<0>2185<0>1518<0>3972<0>2748<0>587<0>3... |
But the killing and dying and terror continued unbated in outside the American perimeter as the long night began. | <0>3180<0>2799<0>3447<0>3086<0>3096<0>1500<0>1500<0>2161<0>3096<0>3156<0>1587<0>1500<0>2799<0>3096<0>2161<0>587<0>1467<0>368<0>3067<0>327<0>1265<0>1352<0>1318<0>1993<0>3176<0>2161<0>919<0>2155<0>1648<0>3067<0>679<0>2099<0>3585<0>3096<0>1206<0>1485<0>3708<0>3158<0>645<0>135<0>1324<0>1500<0>3541<0>1245<0>3373<0>2703<0>21... |
Barely survive, x-ray, get called to go back in. And they pick up the pace. | <0>3222<0>2152<0>2703<0>512<0>3585<0>1719<0>3713<0>1518<0>2471<0>2471<0>3373<0>151<0>2323<0>955<0>1989<0>1070<0>2703<0>2252<0>2773<0>3067<0>2703<0>151<0>1544<0>1428<0>3526<0>3176<0>3439<0>3949<0>1518<0>1518<0>1575<0>492<0>1007<0>1579<0>229<0>4009<0>219<0>1710<0>1171<0>3894<0>2099<0>707<0>1989<0>3762<0>1989<0>1989<0>376... |
Back to the book. Captain Diderik wrote of the flight in and the situation on the ground. Assaulting Albany, we picked up five bullet holes in the helicopter. Things were bad. I found out when I landed that the battalion was shot up pretty bad. | <0>3373<0>2703<0>3877<0>1526<0>1238<0>3373<0>229<0>3925<0>2703<0>2471<0>1579<0>1526<0>3176<0>1171<0>697<0>1981<0>1500<0>2799<0>1858<0>1007<0>746<0>1007<0>3373<0>1171<0>368<0>3713<0>3176<0>1526<0>3850<0>3713<0>193<0>492<0>368<0>3155<0>3373<0>3894<0>1238<0>2316<0>2197<0>2471<0>3174<0>3235<0>2070<0>304<0>3850<0>807<0>3972... |
So we came in the nick of time to their rescue. The main part of 2nd Battalion 7th Cav was on their last ditch stand at Albany. Little Big Horn revisited. | <0>1989<0>1989<0>3309<0>2070<0>1858<0>1710<0>3585<0>546<0>1171<0>2075<0>3008<0>1171<0>2922<0>2703<0>3850<0>1500<0>3373<0>3519<0>3373<0>3146<0>512<0>3373<0>2525<0>2710<0>1318<0>2864<0>1950<0>3003<0>1108<0>1108<0>1376<0>3726<0>3526<0>1858<0>553<0>553<0>289<0>895<0>304<0>1500<0>3894<0>362<0>1838<0>1785<0>2030<0>824<0>3408... |
And here's Res Corla talking. Looking sideways, I saw a trickle of blood down the pilot's sleeve. This is as they're flying in. The choppers dropped a few feet. The pilot yelled at the gunner. The gunner snarled, get out! I hesitated, get the fuck out! Four of us dropped the bone-jarring ten feet. | <0>3874<0>3020<0>1171<0>2410<0>2152<0>2471<0>2525<0>1978<0>1518<0>2471<0>2471<0>3791<0>1862<0>1518<0>2324<0>3894<0>2940<0>4079<0>978<0>3151<0>2004<0>3373<0>3840<0>1171<0>3850<0>1007<0>3782<0>221<0>3447<0>2070<0>824<0>3850<0>2471<0>697<0>1400<0>3617<0>1819<0>492<0>1238<0>1834<0>2799<0>3373<0>3447<0>1579<0>3222<0>1108<0>... |
Now inside the battalion command group perimeter, Rescorla took stock. | <0>493<0>3082<0>2471<0>151<0>3850<0>3235<0>2748<0>2070<0>3541<0>1526<0>3447<0>83<0>553<0>1684<0>3373<0>2471<0>967<0>512<0>819<0>1732<0>465<0>1989<0>3762<0>1108<0>1911<0>512<0>512<0>3592<0>2594<0>1569<0>3348<0>3348<0>366<0>484<0>1016<0>3881<0>3881<0>1459<0>1575<0>2703<0>1715<0>3135<0>304<0>2471<0>2799<0>551<0>3447<0>286... |
And here's what he says. The battalion sergeant major sat against a tree with a bandage chest. We got hit bad sir, real bad. | <0>3681<0>587<0>151<0>1715<0>690<0>3585<0>2161<0>2462<0>746<0>2769<0>2826<0>80<0>4077<0>1579<0>3373<0>2769<0>366<0>553<0>553<0>3045<0>2142<0>2375<0>1214<0>553<0>369<0>3556<0>3850<0>2703<0>2070<0>3297<0>3096<0>2769<0>3373<0>3922<0>3447<0>623<0>492<0>512<0>871<0>3373<0>553<0>3008<0>3176<0>1993<0>3875<0>1171<0>3447<0>2525... |
The wounded were gathered 30 yards from the CP. Only half my platoon had arrived. The other ships turned back because of the ground fire and darkness. The perimeter was an oval island of trees. Three platoons could man the perimeter, but with the exception of our people and Pat Payne's recon platoon, there was no unit... | <0>2492<0>1238<0>3305<0>1858<0>3008<0>3067<0>3067<0>3642<0>967<0>2703<0>3617<0>386<0>3405<0>915<0>915<0>3585<0>3585<0>1500<0>1500<0>3155<0>561<0>3894<0>3002<0>2506<0>3585<0>2875<0>3176<0>3096<0>3561<0>738<0>1974<0>2697<0>406<0>1858<0>3096<0>1944<0>2748<0>2748<0>3404<0>2703<0>3377<0>1518<0>838<0>386<0>3096<0>3894<0>1518... |
Colonel McDade slumped against a tree. He looked exhausted. | <0>551<0>366<0>2471<0>3373<0>3509<0>744<0>3096<0>3096<0>2710<0>3002<0>1500<0>2471<0>3168<0>151<0>3585<0>3585<0>2023<0>3894<0>2773<0>3617<0>151<0>2187<0>1974<0>104<0>1568<0>243<0>2799<0>3477<0>386<0>3966<0>3447<0>3972<0>3447<0>46<0>1171<0>2498<0>1428<0>1989<0>1989<0>2492<0>3017<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<0>2068<... |
He was exceptionally silent. Major Frank Henry, his executive officer, was reassuringly active. A short fireplug of a man Henry waved to welcome working the radios. Captain Joe Price. | <0>1989<0>3003<0>2433<0>151<0>368<0>553<0>3850<0>3447<0>2703<0>491<0>561<0>368<0>3850<0>2748<0>3067<0>492<0>3299<0>2916<0>3680<0>911<0>3894<0>1730<0>1773<0>1830<0>2748<0>151<0>3297<0>1944<0>967<0>3782<0>3585<0>1171<0>2070<0>546<0>22<0>2716<0>368<0>3067<0>2989<0>1518<0>1200<0>3556<0>3943<0>1675<0>3451<0>1203<0>1575<0>17... |
The fire support coordinator crouched beside him. Clumps of survivors sprawled inside the perimeter, including several company commanders. | <0>2182<0>3386<0>492<0>746<0>3972<0>2471<0>3447<0>2152<0>3180<0>3923<0>1819<0>1981<0>1518<0>83<0>3008<0>553<0>3008<0>3008<0>2162<0>3288<0>1243<0>1883<0>304<0>2748<0>151<0>151<0>2799<0>2044<0>2639<0>3949<0>1500<0>3972<0>2563<0>3180<0>1710<0>898<0>3782<0>2152<0>553<0>324<0>1502<0>465<0>1989<0>3003<0>1989<0>515<0>3003<0>3... |
Lieutenant Larry Gwynn watched the reinforcements arrive. I saw Rick Rescorla come swaggering into our lines with a smile on his face, an M79 on his shoulder, and his M16 in one hand saying, good, good, good. I hope they hit us with everything they've got tonight. We'll wipe them up. | <0>492<0>1710<0>3447<0>746<0>3305<0>3096<0>3447<0>1022<0>3837<0>512<0>3447<0>3894<0>3184<0>2989<0>83<0>1273<0>2708<0>3378<0>1022<0>3067<0>3585<0>3556<0>561<0>1007<0>1518<0>1773<0>1238<0>3894<0>3850<0>3943<0>3972<0>3972<0>1850<0>2594<0>2607<0>705<0>1031<0>366<0>2525<0>3150<0>1850<0>327<0>1007<0>2578<0>2989<0>313<0>1715<... |
Major Henry directed that I round up some men and police all the ammo resupply which the choppers brought in on the last flight. | <0>3342<0>3096<0>658<0>3373<0>2197<0>35<0>2122<0>1481<0>553<0>553<0>3020<0>1730<0>1318<0>3067<0>2703<0>1800<0>1800<0>1485<0>2703<0>3447<0>3067<0>3617<0>2799<0>3894<0>2799<0>2769<0>2769<0>679<0>1171<0>3821<0>1773<0>237<0>3150<0>1484<0>3020<0>3433<0>3150<0>2619<0>1022<0>3585<0>967<0>2748<0>492<0>1238<0>1575<0>3890<0>3523... |
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