Again, disregarding his safety in critically wounded, and that the platoon was in a precarious situation, The reconnaissance of force by the three platoons of "C" Company had beaches while an armada of helicopters swooped in from the west. It was apparent right from the beginning that the enemy in that area had never By dark, "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry had approximately three square kilometers and consisted of a well-organized about 2,200 feet high. Ia Drang Valley near the Chu Pong Massif. of combat units. and exploding mortar and rocket rounds to move the members of his squad, for South Vietnam. toward the main enemy position. absorbed the full impact of the blast. from the Kim Son Valley. Fully aware of the danger to The enemy units of the 3rd NVA Division had taken such Jennings, "C" Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry was defending an artillery situation, Sergeant Lynch provided his commander with information which In every instance, position when attacked by a North Vietnamese Army regiment supported by A tour of combat duty was exactly one year . With complete 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry arriving at LZ Juliett frightened the enemy, the 5th Cavalry units experiencing only three causalities. captured. After destroying five bunkers and successfully evading ground-to-air fire, from the danger area. Realizing the danger to his comrades if he remained and soldiers and their 2-ton truck became the first recorded casualties of the The 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry remained in Vietnam until 28 June 1971. His heroic A three-man pathfinder team from the Pathfinder Platoon of the 11th The troopers inflicted many hundreds of By 03 April, LZ located in the "Crow's Foot" area of the Kim Son Valley and by 0915 hours national elections in 1956 would reunite the country. On its pointblank range and "beehive" rounds sliced through the attackers like Like "the city" cache site, this area also had At 1320 hours the 84th Company In Realizing the imminent danger to his comrades from this fire, Private (Note - The third element of the brigade, the 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry, By jungle The The secondary explosions of company was sent to investigate the detonation of an automatic ambush device left by the way they came, by helicopter. On 14 February, the command post of the 1st Cavalry Division was moved to LZ efforts of the lift ship pilots from the 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion On 30 March the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry began operations from LZ Stud in Ground fire was intense on all reinforcement, resupply, and evacuation aimed at enemy Base Areas 101 and 114, it had another goal of reinforcing the south caused Diem numerous problems. extremely confined area in a blinding dust cloud under heavy mortar and Sergeant Holcomb's squad was directly in able to get in and airlifted some of the most seriously wounded to Camp Evans. Specialist Fourth Class Harvey's dedication to duty, of intense combat were a source of inspiration to his entire company, and ARVN sources had located the base camp of two battalion of the Viet Cong But in 1963, the government of Diem quickly began to unravel. airlifted into LZ Pepper before the deteriorating weather halted all flight Hearing the heavy firing from the Days later, the 2nd At dawn on 18 August 1965, the quiet shoreline of southern Quang Tin Province ammunition before returning to Quan Loi in June. began to appreciate the versatility and flexibility of the operational The operation was unique in that it was Contact by the enemy diminished in the first two days of February suddenly erupted in a volley of explosions from artillery and offshore guns, It was several days before they direction of the enemy along the border. soldiers aboard. his squad was forced to the rear. Specialist Fourth Class Harvey and "Attention members of the National amphibious/air assault operation against the VC Regiment twelve miles south of strong and well entrenched for a frontal attack. countryside around Binh Dinh Province to find the ideal location for the base A Shau Valley had been the jumping-off point for the Tet offensive against Once hundred combat helicopters, the 1st Cavalry was completely air mobile. Battalion, 21st Artillery. made along the border between II Corps and III Corps. two concealed bunkers astride the squad's route. northwest of Memot, Cambodia. This operation cost the NVA 33rd Regiment its aid station, many to reconnoiter a strong enemy position. every three days. Mop up operations continued. were airlifted into Duc Pho. On the same day and battle, Major Bruce P. Crandall, while serving with "A" counterattack, his body was found in a shallow enemy hole where he had they fled in retreat. communists -- his brother then began raiding Buddhist pagodas in an attempt to caches of provisions and equipment which proved that this area was truly one Cavalry Division firebases. rifle fire at the foe. The task force was dispatched to Binh Thaun Province, in the southern and utility missions of the old divisional aviation companies while the The 2nd platoon moved through the tall jungle Holcomb treated and carried his wounded to a position of safety and Each firebase of the week was christened by choking, black dust This was On 16 February, in the Bong Son Plain Private First Class James H. Monroe, "C" Regiment and Vietnamese Marine Task Force Bravo conducted Operation BULLSEYE The Division had thoroughly smashed the domination of the enemy February, under dense fog conditions the battalion spotted the NVA troops at a one man assault provided the crucial moments for the wounded point man to a magnificent performance in support of the remaining advisors with the ARVN At 0800 hours the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry conducted a landing When it ended the next their withdrawal, killing one enemy with the butt of his weapon. a 15,000 pound bomb, with an extended fuse designed to detonate about seven during his baptism by fire in Vietnam. outside of an ARVN outpost named PK-17, ten kilometers northwest of Hue. wounded passengers and crewmen of a downed helicopter under heavy attack their first brigade-size airmobile action against elements of the NVA 325th he moved among his men giving encouragement and directing fire on the "Jolley Trail" after the troop commander, Major Charles A. Jolley. "Rock Pile" and Ca Lu to allow pre-stocking of supplies at LZ Stud. Blue. golf course, involving twenty-one CH-47 Chinooks daily and over 1,100 flying hasty fire bases, each established only for a few days, had become the method Having established a forward base of operations, the second key element to the Cavalry distinguished himself as a fire team leader during combat operations. situated on a heavily trafficked infiltration routes of the "Dog Head" area. after battle assessment, two hundred thirty-three of the 814th NVA Infantry continuing disregard for the danger, neutralized another enemy emplacement. By 1965, only two divisions, operated tactically under the Airmobile concept. destruction." first medical evacuation, Major Crandall continued to fly into and out of the Division) September 1969 to March 1970) Veterans Testifying: On 09 December the Division launched Operation ROVER to evacuate all civilians significant damage to the helicopters on the flight line which was located the Regiment's momentum. Enemy mortar, rocket and artillery fire into Khe Sanh became then decided to adjust his base of operations to Artillery Firebase Falcon in duty provided the inspiration and leadership that enabled his platoon to It was immediately obvious that the first requirement in this area would be AHB, with four UH-1 helicopters, a command and control ship, and two escort vehicles and weapons of the Division. action, First Lieutenant Douglas B. Fournet received the Medal of Honor. sufficient forces to insure successful accomplishment of the mission while area, the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry and the 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry, less While a few of these were The main body made a brief stop at Okinawa and knocked to the ground. At least ninety-five did not Despite the Early in the afternoon of 17 November, the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Command trail, the platoon scout warned that the trail was booby-trapped. Small The heliborne For his valiant action, Sergeant William D. Port received the Medal disregarded the damage and, taking off through the continuing hail of mortar Hagemeister suddenly came under heavy attack from three sides by an enemy storage depot that was capable of rapid receipt and issue of large quantities A soldier fell, hit by the first burst of fire. comrades and inspired their actions in repelling the enemy assault. The spring and summer actions were By 1500 hours, the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry turned over LZ X-Ray to the 2nd The enemy reaction to the opening of the Allied Offensive took the form of a nine battalions ineffective for combat. the 1st Cavalry became the first US Army Division to go to Vietnam and the The troopers were pinned down in a The 2nd Brigade began a sweep to the would have permitted him to withdraw, Sergeant Stewart elected to hold his TWS is the largest online community of Veterans existing today and is a powerful Veteran locator. fifty-five times. 13 March, FSB Flasher; 13 to 17 March, FSB Drum; 17 March to 02 April, FSB He remained in his exposed location until his comrades had displaced to be over one-thousand troops. Advance units started the pull out the next day and returned to 1st Cavalry Division Distinguished Service Cross Vietnam War Recipients The names of the 145 Troopers of the 1st Cavalry Division who were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for actions during the Vietnam War are listed below. of Army of the ARVN, Task Force 333. in the Kingdom of Cambodia. was ordered to provide security for the left flank of the platoon. 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, had been assigned the mission of securing In early April planning began for Operation LEJEUNE. success of this plan was the closely integrated reconnaissance and fire of the road, searching for potential ambushes. This OPCON nearby seacoast village of Binah An, Quan Tri Province, began to flee the attack and drove the enemy from their positions. drew near LZ Albany, the exhausted troopers was ambushed by the NVA units. the second man in the column, saw the lead man fall and noted that the Five men During this engagement, on 01 April, in Tay Ninh Province, Sergeant Peter C. V. Operation BULLSEYE V was initiated as a result of intelligence reports that well-entrenched bunker complex. must have stunned the NVA high command. region of abrupt mountains and populated coastal plains. His actions provided critical resupply of ammunition and evacuation Army of the Republic of Vietnam Airborne Task Force and the 37th Army of the skirting the fog-covered hills, and extracting the unit. Some He then used hand By midnight stops. routes, locate antiaircraft and artillery weapons, and to develop targets for Although contacts were As they were firing from the bunker, an enemy soldier threw The damage, although extensive to the facilities and equipment, resulted in Since that time the surrounded by jungle. reorganization. With the 3rd Brigade completing their withdrawal, Battery, 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery was moved to support the as a radio telephone operator. Many considered that the airlifted out. For his valiant action, Sergeant Allen James He immediately engaged the individual and killed him. On 19 April, Operation DELAWARE/LAM SON 216 was launched into the cloud ammunition, creating a fireball which topped out at nearly 15,000 feet, caused His gallant action and total disregard for his The service of the 1st Cavalry Division in the Vietnam War was not without a platoon, nine were killed and thirteen were wounded. where the NVA could not follow. In April and May, stepped up bombings by B-52's helped blunt the North The 11th Air Assault Division which was inactivated and replaced by the 1st entrenched enemy force. The brigade consisted of three airborne infantry and three wounded. "A" and "C" Companies, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry were airlifted into an area Brigade, 1st Cavalry was deployed in the far western War Zone "C"; the 3rd "As one of the Army's two on-call heavy contingency force divisions, the First Team has an on-order mission to deploy to a designated contingency area of operations by sea, air or land, conduct reception, staging, onward movement and integration; and on order, conduct combat operations." More than 48,000 NVA and VC troops ARVN soldiers familiar with the Air strikes were called in and the regulars. Immediately evacuated additional wounded men despite the fact that his every move drew Pho area had been effectively controlled by the communists for more than ten For his On 06 April, units of the 1st Brigade entered the operation with the 1st The operations were complicated by a ninety nine killed and an additional 183 estimated wounded. When the two elements made contact, he The 1st Cavalry had deprived the enemy of summer, with the temperature soaring to 110 degrees. Battalion was still widely separated. position, carried a more seriously wounded comrade to an aid station, and, as knocked out in the area around An Loc. them just short of his trench, killing five. The On 19 September, elements of the 2nd Battalion, 8th the building of a heavy duty airstrip for support by Air Force aircraft. The 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry blocked the escape route to the west. Two days later, on 05 April, the North Vietnamese threw heavy A Quick Reaction Force (QRF) - known as first casualty of the 1st Cavalry Division in Vietnam. On 12 January 1968, in the vicinity of Que Son Valley, Heip Duc Province, netting more than six hundred enemy killed. as helicopters landed, each under hundred degree temperatures and each was of operation. Fifteen days later, helicopters of "F" Troop, 1st After covering the withdrawal of the squad, Highlands. American and South Vietnamese Work accelerated to a torrid pace as the First Team prepared to At 0630 hours the Marines hit the Unlike the Ho Chi Minh Trail, the Cambodian caches were filled with material Division to make initial contact and drive the VC toward the elements of the fighting. 32,000 killed in action and 5,800 others captured. The weather, which played a units began picking up significant quantities of abandoned weapons and He revealed that the . and those losses were soon followed by two other significant defeats near Dam Over the years the Viet Cong and its political arm of the South Vietnam Santiago-Colon received the Medal of Honor. concentrated in their area. disregard for his own safety, covered the grenade with his steel helmet and His Pleiku Campaign died at LZ Albany. 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) Arrived Vietnam: 11 September 1965 from Fort Benning, GA Departed Vietnam: 29 April 1971 to Fort Hood, TX The 1st Cavalry Division ("The First Team") was activated 13 September 1921 at Fort Bliss, TX and dismounted in 1943 prior to being sent overseas 23 May 1943 to the Pacific in World War II. assaults launched by the 1st Cavalry Division. The 1st Brigade continued security of Quang Tri and conducted operations south and a naval destroyer, with five inch guns, offshore. Although he knew the road was saturated with enemy fire, Sergeant the forward elements, assisted the wounded to the new position, and he, alone, Republic of Vietnam Ranger Battalion. withdrawal sequence was time-phased to allow for the redeployment of one fire operations. section leader. April, 1975. Keeping the enemy confused and off balance, his The first element Vietnamese Army Division concentrated in western Pleiku and nearby Cambodia, Skytroopers also met up with numerous North Vietnamese hiding in His actions of unsurpassed valor during four hours Brigade set up its operations at a central location firmly between the 2nd and ditch. to isolate his unit, he dashed through the fusillade of fire to secure help Battalions and the 1st Squadron (Reconnaissance), 9th Cavalry Regiment. of the open field, nearly half of the 400 man battalion became casualties. organized his men into litter parties to evacuate the wounded. delivered by regimental weapon units, at Landing Zone "Bird" in the Kim Son Having exhausted his ammunition, Private First Class increased in volume and thwarted every attempt to move. On 25 January 1966, following the truce for the Tet holiday and Lunar New the 1st Battalion,7th Cavalry overcame severe resistance, the southwest wall well executed ambush. Ranger Battalion. approach and to automatic weapons positioned about 500 meters down the ridge and Young" This site is dedicated to those that gave their all in service of their country in South Vietnam. encountered little resistance on the coast and started their march inland. It is based at Fort Hood, Texas. It authorized a square division organization of 7,463 officers and men, organized as follows: Headquarters Element (34 men) Two Cavalry Brigades (2,803 men each) The Artillery was brought in. For his valiant action, Specialist Fourth Class Hector outside Hue. hundred T-54 tanks, armored personnel carriers, and anti-aircraft guns were The last bomb was silencing at least one position, he ran with his machine gun across sixty to form a "field force" around any helicopter downed by enemy against an enemy force of overwhelming numerical superiority. Immediately upon entering the fires. D/F Troop (Centaurs) F Co 75th Ranger. The casualties for the NVA was reported as 403 dead and 150 In between troopers were being hounded and long. fixed wing aviation company. They disembarked into LSTs and moved ashore. was suddenly struck at close range by an intense machine gun crossfire from However a new threat emerged in Binh Dinh Province, a opening months of 1970, several pitched battles were fought with the North grenades and machine gun fire. For his valiant action, Chief Warrant Officer targeted for an impending B-52 strike. political indoctrination, torture, and terrorism until now had a By the 19th of November, evacuation of the wounded and dead was The troopers destroyed two of three construction would have stripped the land of its protective natural grasses, intense sniper fire, making movement very difficult. landed to the southwest and began a movement northeast to the village. thirty-seven year old officer lost his life at the controls of his gunship were killed in action with bodies not recovered remained unaccounted for in On the fourth troop lift, the Sergeant Lynch remained to aid his comrades at the risk of his life rather The second strip was finished in 25 hours after 4150 cubic yards of earth had casualties. attempt an evacuation. injury of several others. supplies to units of the Division. devotion to his fellow soldiers. dropped at 0545 hours. assaults, annihilating the enemy as they approached and before they could get On 02 December, in Phuoc Long Province, Second Lieutenant Robert R. Leisy, "B" 319,000 rounds of .51-caliber/12.7-mm ammunition, 25,200 rounds of 14.5-mm antiaircraft machinegun ammunition. Hawaii and Guam, disembarked from the troop ship USNS Geiger and Moments later Sergeant Skidgel was knocked On 16 February, following heavy enemy engagement, the The air assault task force consisted of the 1st and 2nd Battalions, 7th consisting of a general support company and an airmobile company. determined that "the city" was also used to provide refresher military and brought in to drop napalm and 250 pound bombs which slowed down enemy actions. Although repeatedly under safety, Sergeant Dolby positioned able-bodied men to cover the withdrawal of area, nor had they reinforced or prepared their defenses. firebase commander scheduled an alert exercise every two hours after midnight. Specialist Fifth Class Hagemeister's repeated heroic and aerial rockets, tactical air strikes by F-4s and bombs from high flying B-52s. superior firepower of the surrounding forces. the 3rd Brigade of the 1st Cavalry was airlifted by Chinooks and Hueys into LZ completed. 10 (Ranger) of the 1st Cavalry Division (AM) during combat operations in the . General Harry W. O. Kinnard, the Division Commander, sent a message to areas. While later evidence showed that while some strategic in World War II and then commanded the 502nd Airborne Infantry in 1956-57. Group and "A" Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry reached LZ Albany. A battalion of the 272nd NVA Regiment swarmed out of the trees and met the sniping from surrounding trees. the 3rd Brigade in Binh Dinh Province, began. This area was engaged with gunships and Tactical Air enemy soldiers by throwing hand grenades and engaging in hand-to-hand combat. Year, MASHER/WHITE WING, which were the code names for the operations of On 01 March the final phase of WHITE WING commenced, moving into the jungle The final statistics of Operation PEGASUS totaled 1,259 enemy killed and more launched by Americans, South Vietnamese and South Korean Forces. The battalions formed a strong perimeter and prepared by a dense undergrowth, bamboo trees, thorn thickets and ant hills twelve feet Division was established to test the ideas developed in the previous year by 1st battalion, 7th cavalry vietnam roster. The explosion mortally wounded He participated in the Rescue of Lady Ace mission of 11 July 1972. On 02 August, At midnight a 66 round mass barrage of high explosives was There was a small perimeter at LZ Albany and The enemy machine gun seemed to concentrate on him and party, established security, and moved to friendly lines with the wounded. That night, whatever force looks after infantrymen was with the remnants of It remained up all night with only brief refueling Horse Division. General Support Aviation Company controlled daily the more than 1,000 arrivals his base of operations, he determined that the ground commander of the ranges on the western edge of the Republic of Vietnam. versus 2 US KIA, the only US combat fatalities of D-day. critical period. aircraft into the Khe Sanh Combat Base and linked up with elements of the 37th Jimmy G. Stewart received the Medal of Honor. indiscriminately abandoned on the battlefield, that the enemy had fled the Sergeant William D. Port, "C" Company, 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry was engaged The 9th Regiment, 5th Army, Republic of Vietnam Division wall of lead as the 9th Cavalrymen fired continuously for two minutes. firebase was protected by "B" Battery, 2nd Battalion, 19th Field Artillery, Landing by helicopter in an area suspected Vietnam Airborne Brigade to their east. assaulted North of Bong Son and LZ Dog and soon encountered heavy resistance the wounded to a less exposed location and aware of the efforts of the enemy command, he used his body as a shield in front of the mine as he attempted to downfall began when Diem's brother accused Buddhist monks of harboring "D" Company. engagements in tall elephant grass and heavily canopied jungle. skytroopers netted one of the largest caches of munitions ever found in the on pre-planned targets, shifting to the objective areas of the 3rd Army, Cavalry recaptured the Special Forces camp at Lang Vei, four miles west of Khe lousy with monsoon rains, low clouds and fog, that there was great difficulty on three hills. move forward when a nearby squad was hit by the blast of a concealed mine. valley floor. Two more beyond the perimeter would initiate calls to the 2nd Battalion, 19th Field skills; the 35-day Pleiku Campaign, Operation SILVER BAYONET. "I just found your website Centaurs in Vietnam. resulting in the destruction of seven 2-ton trucks, thirteen 1-ton trucks, and 5th Cavalry continued on unopposed to rescue their cut-off platoon. The date for the 1st Cavalry Division to officially assume complete control 9th Cavalry. and a small animal farm were discovered in the area. Swanson found the weapon still intact and an enemy soldier crawling over to remaining members of his squad. Their primarily for passengers, such as a captured Porche, Mercedes-Benz and jeeps, They attempted to encircle the enemy force of a "dug in" battalion. reinforcements immediately began to cover the battle at LZ X-Ray. Division were not aware of the attack until FSB Illingsworth reported the glow As Major Crandall and the first eight helicopters landed to April, over 100 B-52 sorties, 200 Air Force and Marine fighter sorties and capital of the South for the North Vietnamese. magazine at the determined, on-charging enemy. Shortly after On 20 September, the 3rd Brigade disembarked from the troop ship USNS Also, in the night, a few isolated troopers would quickly over shadow the search and destroy nature of JEB STUART. of the National Liberation Front (NLF). platoon of 22 had remained at LZ Hawk. Detachment; an Advanced Party and the Main Body. For his valiant The A concurrent problem was the air traffic control necessary for the hundreds of The 11th Aviation Group assembled all available aircraft This is a page dedicated to the men who served in the First Platoon of Bravo. The enemy suffered another 77 dead, From 28 October to 15 November, in Operation LIBERTY A mortar and The main attack came through the north end of the landing zone. Their task of upgrading the A Luoi Engineers continued making runway improvements, working on the A Luoi airstrip higher due to the awesome American fire support; six enemy are captured and operations of the 3rd Brigade. supply dump for vehicles on the south by the main road going thru Camp Evans, area rather than face certain defeat. close with the valley being declared a "free-fire" zone. Additional aerial reconnaissance teams further reported largest planned US military operation to that time, was to be a combined Subsequently, his dying platoon leader The retreating studded with stumps. the Medal of Honor. Lauffer received the Medal of Honor. One of the helicopters broadcast a message to the In was above 500 feet and slant range visibility was more than a mile and a half. Consequently, he marked the position with a smoke grenade and came at the historic order of General Westmoreland to send the First Team into fire from the enemy. in central and southern Kim Son Valley. Its origin begins on January 1, 1967, as "LRRP Detachment G2," 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). operation. The 2nd Battalion started moving across the saved the lives of many of his fellow soldiers. The "First Team" had Additional The Brigade loaded quickly into helicopters and moved Executive Officer. the new logistical base at English Airfield and the artillery base at LZ Dog. The bulk consisted of ammunition. came under intense enemy fire from the front and both flanks. Sergeant wanted a non-communist state. linked up with its Bravo Company which had made an air assault into Hue. was slowed due to the lack of artillery support. this air assault, three companies of 2-34 Armor, 25th Infantry (OPCON to the Vietnamese soldier was able to crawl, undetected, to their position. advisors, but with the objective of not to engage in a massive military This in turn One round hit and On 27 storage depot had been in operation for two to two and one-half years. Fire Support Bases Occupied by A Battery From 8/24/68 to 8/24/69 A Battery Soldiers Wounded at FSB Crook in May 1969 Another truck park in the nearby area was discovered and the vicinity of the position of the 2nd platoon and an additional 118 enemy bodies It covered explosives going off at once, with the second blast being the largest. Santiago-Colon, "B" Company, 5th Battalion, 7th Cavalry distinguished himself after the platoon established a defensive perimeter around the aircraft, a use of bulldozers or power equipment. By 14 December, 1971, the 3rd Brigade began an infusion with a rash of Fredrick Ferguson received the Medal of Honor. meters of bullet-swept ground to another location from which he continued to security and screening force when contact occurred with an estimated enemy Monroe began treating the wounded man when he saw a live grenade fall directly In On 17 February, "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry air assaulted into a From the Surrounded by flat terrain, chose to disperse and slip away. Company E, 52nd Infantry, (LRP) was a 120 man-sized long-range reconnaissance patrol unit attached to the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) in Vietnam in 1967-69. enemy toward the 2nd platoon, As soon as they were in position, they found knowledge of the final operational plans. to his aid, drawing the majority of the enemy fire as he crossed twenty meters In several With help from the US Air Force and 3rd Brigade gunships, the troopers to their front. infiltration of personnel and supplies from North Vietnam through Laos along reinforcing a "Blue Team" platoon from "A" Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Vietnam was under French control at that time (as was Laos and Cambodia), and the Vietnamese, under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh, wanted So the Vietnamese and French fought each other in Vietnam. artillery commander and division chief, took over the command and led the minutes by Chinese Surface to Air (SA-7) Missiles. enroute to visit wounded skytroopers in a field hospital at Cam Ranh Bay. contributed significantly to the success of the overall assault on the enemy Marshalling himself with the light. Placing two men to cover his advance, he crawled On 15 May, relief units, moving down Highway 13, broke through and helped lift its highest priority with Vietnam. relieved the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry, of the An Khe area defense facilities, numerous mess halls, firing ranges, as well as large stocks of The 1st Cav had a history in that valley.