Additional information from Weaver Barkman
This information on the March 30, 1966 battle at Chu Pong (Operation Lincoln) is much appreciated. There was only one company engaged with the NVA that afternoon and throughout the night. That was Company A, 1/12th (ABN), of which I was a member. We had gone on a rescue mission to help recover and evacuate a 1/9th platoon that had been engaged and took serious losses, including several chopper pilots and crews. The platoon survivors were evacuated. Almost immediately we engaged a regimental sized NVA unit. That night, we were out of ammo, down to bayonets. There is no doubt the ARA saved our bacon. One of the gunship pilots was Chip Parker.
The source for this information was 2/20 ARA History 1966 by MAJ Emil F. Moller
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