Ping.
That's a hell-of-a-story. Thanks for the ping. I didn't know they ran into and through that much resistance, but now that I read it, I'm not surprised. It was truly an audacious attack.
The only thing I wonder about is, why didn't they have close air support? Helicopters may have been too vulnerable, but it looks like they could have used fighters (especially A-10's) ahead of the columns, along both flanks, and all around the places where they set up perimeters.