19 Minutes to Live - Helicopter Combat in Vietnam by Jennings Lew

Author:Jennings, Lew [Jennings, Lew]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Anneke Jennings
Published: 2017-08-04T04:00:00+00:00

May 16 (Day 7)

The 3/187th focused on rest and resupply to get ready for the assault planned for the following day. D Company replaced B Company for the planned assault as they had suffered so many casualties the day before. B Company would provide security for the lower LZ.

Brigadier General Smith, the Assistant Division Commander, ordered LTC Honeycutt be evacuated to have the shrapnel removed that was near his spine. Honeycutt returned to be with his soldiers that evening.

The Corps Commander visited the Battalion for a first-hand brief on the situation. The News Media also started arriving, taking pictures of the devastation; crashed helicopters and wounded soldiers being tended to by fellow soldiers and Medics.

Our primary mission this day shifted to supporting 1/506th as they headed north to get into position to support 3/187th, to conduct the simultaneous two-Battalion assault the next day.

It was slow going for 1/506th. They were initially making good progress and then were slowed down by attacks from enemy trail watchers and snipers. Then as they started climbing to higher ground, they ran into the enemy’s fortified defensive positions, receiving significant automatic weapons and RPG fire. Their casualties started mounting.

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