During late
summer members from the 1st infantry Divison is sent out
on a mission through a swamp. It is a simple search and destroy
mission. Command believes that the Viet Cong have insurgents in the area and
want them wiped out. After an ambush laid against a squad less than
a week ago, command believes that the Viet Cong are brave enough to
expose themselves.
The Soldiers grab some food and prepare to move out from their
outpost via helicopter. After everything is done they are flown into
their operation area. Once on the group has touched down the 2ndLt. and staff sergeant,
leading each a squad, moves out towards the operation zone.
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The group picks up and
continues through the swamp, when they suddenly come under fire. No one
hears the shot – indicating that some silencer, possibly home made, was
used. The radioman is wounded by the first round, and the soldiers start
shooting off into the jungle. No enemy body is found and the group continues
to move, but just when they pass a bridge, they get an unpleasant surprise.
On the other side they
find two fox holes, an RPG, two claymores and some small arms. Apparently a
Viet Cong Force was waiting in ambush for them, ready to blow them up on the
bridge. Fortunately for the troop, the Viet Cong had left their positions. But before the soldiers can relax, the
VC arrives. Short but intense firefight rage on for a while. The lieutenant is hit in his leg, and two Viet Cong are killed.
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In the other swamp the search continues. The group moves through thick vegetation in search for a crossing over a wide stream. At last, a crossing is found and the group moves over and continues their patrol. Suddenly, shots are fired. Another Viet Cong force lying in ambush has spotted them and begun to shoot. One of the groups flank the enemy and manages to
take them all out.
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