Southern Cross information
for 196 BDE 23 INF
1/46 INF 23 INF
For date 700102
196 BDE 23 INF was a US Army unit
1/46 INF 23 INF was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Quang Tin Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, LZ HAWK HILL
Description: The following is an edited version of an article titled "Ralliers Test Proves Worth" 196th IO.
LZ HAWK HILL - Two Hoi Chanhs, ralliers to the Government of Vietnam, recently proved their worth in combat to three Division Infantrymen. The two ralliers were guiding recon men from the 196th Bde's 1-46 Inf. down a tangled gnarled trail 15 miles southwest of the coastal city of Tam Ky. Alert and cautious the men of Echo Co. continued heads moving side to side, bodies hunched over, fingers near the trigger. Suddenly the Hoi Chanhs stopped and motioned. "We could hear them talking up ahead," said SGT Craig C. Taylor. "When we moved closer we saw three NVA soldiers sitting near a grass hut talking." Just then the enemy noticed the recon-men, they took to their feet. But just as quickly a salvo of M-16 fire brought them to the ground before they could gain cover. A search of the hooch revealed several packets of food, medical supplies, and documents hidden under camouflaged mats on the floor.
The source for this information was 7001_340.SCR supplied by Les Hines (Southern Cross newspaper from 23rd Inf Div)
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