When the troops momentarily pulled back to prepare for a second assault, Chaplain Watters exposed himself to both friendly and enemy fire to rescue two wounded soldiers caught between the lines.
Just as he was about to throw a hand grenade into the bunker to neutralize the threat, an enemy grenade landed directly within his group’s position.
Captain Versace used his fluency in Vietnamese to protest the mistreatment of prisoners, defying his captors’ indoctrination efforts.
Without hesitation, Major Vargas led his reserve platoon to their aid, inspiring his men to push forward while personally destroying several enemy bunkers.
Thorsness circled their descending parachutes, keeping them in sight and relaying their location to the Search and Rescue Center.
Over the next four hours, the five men held off approximately 150 enemy soldiers.
