On The Run

Actual date: May 21. 2010
Historical date: February 1, 1967
Second entry for today, we’ve traveled a good 50 miles through dense forest. What’s left of the unit is stopping to take a breather, however we all clench our guns to our chest and have our eyes unintentionally alert. We lost a couple men on our trek, most of them to fire from enemy guerrillas and traps. We had a section on traps and pitfalls the Viet Cong used and the markers to look out for them. Seems they didn’t read too heavily into that part of the book. That’s the worst part about fighting in the jungle, they could be anywhere, they could lay any trap, and we would have no idea if they were right in front of us or in the tunnels under us. (2)