Monday, April 11, 2011
The time was around 1900. I was the new member of the platoon. We were about half way over Khe San to infiltrate the infamous Hanoi Hilton to rescue the POW's when the chopper began to hover. The pilot gave the platoon leader the thumbs up and told him to jump when ready. The platoon leader backed up and yelled to us "Alright men, were cocked, locked, and ready to rock". then looking over at me he said "Keep your eyes peeled private, we don't want you tripping over any land mines." We grabbed our rifles and jumped out of the helicopter. A couple of minutes had passed and the seemingly peaceful jungle exploded with gunshots. All I could think of was that PT session were the platoon leader decided to ambush us with a forein weapon. After looking back he said "This is the AK-47 assault weapon, the preffered weapon of your enemy. It makes a distinct sound when fired at you. So remember it".
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Very detailed had some minor gramical errors.
ReplyDeleteis that the map in call of duty black ops and during the cold war but made up the part about the rescue
ReplyDeleteChase are you really asking that. Hanoi Hilton is a concentration camp where the North Vietnamese Army held most of our POW's. In fact before he became a POW, John McCain was sent to bomb it.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great story that you have created.
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