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As a misty rain fell on the morning of January 28, 1966, the drone of a hundred helicopters, carrying soldiers into the southern end of the Bong Son Plain, pierced the silent gray skies. This movement was the opening for Operation Masher, a determined effort to eliminate the enemy presence in the fertile An Lao Valley.

As the first helicopters neared their objectives, the enemy let loose automatic weapons fire. The remaining choppers began to land in various locations to avoid being hit. With the G.I.'s scattered, fire intensified. Firmly entrenched in earthworks, the NVA had the Americans in a murderous crossfire. The unit was so fragmented that soldiers had a difficult time finding each other. Driving rain made air and artillery support impossible. Captain John Fesmire screamed into the radio to battalion HQ quote "We're in a hornet's nest.”

The troopers were cut off in the fight of their lives, as darkness approached. The poor visibility was ideal for the enemy, who tried to infiltrate the perimeter throughout the night and make this the graveyard of the famous 1st Cavalry Division…

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Script Author:
Dejan Milivojevic

Sources:
Combat After Action Report 1st Cavalry Division Operation Masher 25 Jan-3 Feb 66 Operation White Wing 4 Feb-6 Mar 66. Headquarters 1st Cavalry Division. 29 April 1966.
Carland, John M. Combat Operations: Stemming the Tide, May 1965 to October 1966 (Paperback). Government Printing Office, 2000.
Maitland, Terrence, McInerney, Peter. A Contagion of War. Boston, MA: Boston Publishing Company, 1983.