Senin, 16 April 2018

Ambushed In Leatherneck Square

Just two miles from the DMZ, a battalion of Marines paid a heavy price but finally overcame a ferocious NVA onslaught. Packed with troops, the long column of trucks maneuvered over the rutted, hard-packed dirt road. Many of the vehicles were fitted with .50-caliber machine guns, their threatening muzzles jutting menacingly from cab mounting rings. …

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