[Wooly]

For those to young to know about this or have only seen the movie We were once solders, the following read is by the late Jack P. Smith (Son of the newsman Howard K. Smith) who was a Private that entered the battle on the on the Fourth day (The movie only covered the first two days). It starts toward the middle of the page

http://www.mishalov.com/death_ia_drang_valley.html

[astounded]

It was actually when the remaining Cav troopers attempted to walk out from XRay to Albany that the real SHTF when the NVA ambushed them, cutting the column to ribbons from front and rear. While XRay was horror, Albany was worse, at least to my knowledge.

[meyer]

For those to young to know about this or have only seen the movie We were once solders, the following read is by the late Jack P. Smith (Son of the newsman Howard K. Smith) who was a Private that entered the battle on the on the Fourth day (The movie only covered the first two days).

Incredible, chilling piece of writing. I had to read the entire description of the battle that day.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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NEVER FORGET

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The Rest of the JACK SMITH Story =

..A Freeper Vet Goes to the Vietnam Wall..

http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1019769/posts

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NEVER FORGET

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