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The morning of November 18th, 1967, A Company 1st Battalion, 1st Platoon, 1st Squad was preparing to move to Hill 882 to set up a blocking position. I would be lying if I said it was a normal morning. Yes some things were normal or more routine, such as stand to, security, bringing in Claymores, trip flares, and filling in the fighting positions, (foxholes), but everything was done with such care and quietness because we had had almost daily contact with the NVA, (North Vietnamese Army), for the past few days. There was tension in the air . . . read more |