SURVIVING THE IMPOSSIBLE: VIETNAM’S UNFORGETTABLE SACRIFICE

Our lives came together the moment we stepped into the combat zone. To say we stood focused on the moment didn’t cover it. Our senses were sharp. The air was thick with tension. We shivered, not from cold, but from something else — anxiety and adrenaline mixed in a cocktail of shivering anticipation.

We were locked, loaded, and ready. Every adversarial encounter was different. Ambushes. Land mines. Booby traps. The enemy was ruthless and relentless. They came at us like a wave, always charging. They fought like it was a ritual. It seemed they didn’t fear death. They embraced it as if it was part of their faith, their courage.

In the middle of it, we were one. We were a brotherhood. But on the battlefield, each man stood alone. No one lacked the strength, the skill, or the courage to keep moving. We didn’t need words. We just kept going, protecting our brothers in the dance of survival.

We trusted our leaders. We thought they knew the way. We would find later that they didn’t. But there was no other choice but to follow. We had to step in.

We pushed our feelings aside. We had a job to do. And we did it — eleven years of loss. The numbers of dead and wounded are beyond counting. They haunt me. The faces of those I knew who never came back are still with me. We gave everything. We lost everything. And we’ll never forget.

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