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NAVIGATION
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"I
jumped up and suddenly there were all these hands reaching out and
pulling me over. In the process I dropped all the weapons I was
carrying. I started to go back to get them but Ski wouldn't let
me(stupid). We fought all day and then about 4 or 5 in the afternoon we
went in again only this time another squad led the way. There was some
light fighting and we finally broke into the wood line about, I think,
6pm. We were walking around checking the area out. I was walking next
to Ken Olson and a guy named Lindley. I veered off to the left a little
bit, and about 5 minutes later, I heard the firing and the explosions.
We knew it was Olson and Lindley, and we crawled over to help them.
After about 30 minutes Lindley came crawling over and we walked him
back about 100 or 200 feet. He was shot in the hand or finger, I
remember trying to talk to him but he was in shock. He said Olson was
killed..." |
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couple minutes later Lt. Caltibiano called on the radio and talked to
Capt. Ward, and told him what happened. It was starting to get dark and
Capt. Ward said to pull the men out and get ready for then night. Ward
said 'Are you sure he is dead?' Caltibiano said yes, then hung up the
radio. A minute later Ward called back and asked 'Are you sure he is
dead?' Again Caltibiano said yes. A couple of minutes later Ward called
back again, for the third time, and said. 'Look, I don't want to take
the chance of leaving a GI in there over night if there's a chance he
might be alive.' Lt Caltibiano yelled back, 'He's dead! I saw his
F------ head blow off.' Capt. Ward said 'OK, pull your men out.'" |
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| "That night
was bad. It poured rain. They sent out two listen post a guy named
Bruno (Duane Bruns) and I think a guy named Ted Furer. A couple of
minutes later (it was dark now) they came crawling and yelling back
into out camp. They said they ran right into the gooks. SGT Grey came
around passing out hand grenades. He got shot in the foot right in back
of Albert Brown and me. We turned to help him but he yelled 'Get back
to the line - they'll be coming over here soon.' The VC - he was a
tough nut. I also remember the next morning a new guy who came in as a
replacement a day or two before. He got shot in the mouth. He was red
faced with a lot of pimples. The bullet went, I think, in his mouth and
out the back of his jaw. His face was swelled up like a coconut. The
rain also filled up the area to about knee deep. Not a good night..." |
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Dedicated to those who died that day
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