Chapter 1 Search and Destroy
"Knock! Knock!" "Come in." Colonel Winters said.
Lieutenant (Ltn) Shifty approached the colonel's desk.
"You wanted to see me sir?" the lieutenant
asked stuttering.
"Yes, yes, come sit!" the colonel answered enthusiastically.
Shifty was surprised by his response, the Colonel was a hot tempered and
serious person, it was in his nature. The Colonel was never friendly with his
military personnel.
"Let's get down to business.," the Colonel said.
"Recently Marine Recon has discovered a major North Vietnamese Army (NVA) artillery position due north-west of here believed to be the artillery battalion halting our operations." the Colonel briefed Ltn Shifty.
"According to intel, the position is supported by an NVA infantry company." "Lieutenant, I want your platoon together with Ltn Malarkey's platoon to breach their perimeter and hold the line till the engineers arrive."
"Once the position is eliminated we will be able to launch a major offensive on the NVA." Colonel Winters explaining further.
"Sir, what kind of support do we have?" Ltn Shifty cutting in.
"None, you're on your own!" Colonel Winters responded in a loud tone. "Mission begins at 0930 hours insertion will be on foot no vehicles, dismissed!"
"Alright people, I want weapons strip and equipment check by 0930 hours!" Sergeant Apone shouted at the platoon before walking away to Ltn Shifty who was tense.
"Yo man, relax its just another search and destroy." "That's not what I'm worried about Apone, I have a gut feeling something bad's gonna happen!"