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Date Posted: Wed, Jan 29 2020, 10:21:07 PST
Author: Steven Hall (Hall)
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Subject: Sappers at Binh Thuy

This date in 1969, I was posted in Tower Kilo 7alpha. Right around dusk, I had a strong premonition that something, not-so-good was going to happen. About 20 minutes later, automatic weapons fire was exchange between the ARVN listening position about 400 yards out, to the tower's left and the sappers, who were about 200 yards out and 200 yards to the tower's right. I'd never been that close to smalls arms fire so it rattled me pretty good, especially since I was alone in the tower (or maybe I wasn't). Anyway, more bursts of gunfire were exchanged between the two positions before the ARVN mortar crew sent out about a half dozen 60mm rounds, killing two of the VC. The rest of them Di-Di-ed. They were trying to get into the Paddy Control compound (the delta's air traffic control center) that was right on the inside of the perimeter road, about 300 yards south of the K-7a tower. The sappers were trying to use the diversion of the shift change to get through fences and into the compound when the vehicle gates were wide open. It makes me wonder how many times the VC sent sappers into that area to watch and record the activities so they could plan out the attack. I think what surprised me about the incident was how quickly I calmed down during the exchange of fire. At first I was really scared, then once I realized I wasn't receiving fire, I calmed down and continued to make field phone reports to CSC. None-the-less, once I got relieved from the post, I went back to the barracks and reviewed the incident with a friend, John Barleycorn.

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