because of their gung ho attitude, like the one shown in the Ia Drang battle in 1965 where one platoon was cut-off by chasing a NVC?
2007-05-10 13:08:49 · 4 answers · asked by Its not me Its u 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
They teach a lot of things in college, but survival is not one of them.Mostly inexperience. Us poor old mustangs that replaced them fared somewhat better. Of course we already had enough medals and nothing to prove. Semper Fi.
2007-05-10 14:05:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In battle... kill the head and the body will die. At least that's what they thought. With no leader to lead them the troops will run...again a misconception. Radio operators also had a short life span. Shorter then the rest. I know from what I speak.
2007-05-10 13:14:52 · answer #2 · answered by catusco51 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The NVA and VC were trained to spot the leaders.
2007-05-10 15:32:53 · answer #3 · answered by Yak Rider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A 2nd LT is a squad leader... a prime target.
2007-05-10 13:35:17 · answer #4 · answered by lordkelvin 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋