CHAPTER 12
HILL 848
Beneath the flying marvels of modern warfare a transformation subtly seeped from soldier to soldier about the hilltop. Finding the bodies hastened the change. Alpha reverted, returned to the most traditional soldier life form, the walking marching humping hunting legions, the infantry. Airmobility brought them to 848 but from there they would go on foot.
With Alpha safely atop 848 and Recon on a lower peak 900 meters due north the command decision was made to insert all other units as planned. The operation’s momentum increased. Helicopters seemed to swarm everywhere at once over the Khe Ta Laou. Companies C and D began their insertions. Two kilometers north of 848 the American/ARVN unit exchange on Barnett commenced. Infantry units arrived by Huey and American secur
