Rising nearly 1500 feet above the jungle below, Hill 488 was the perfect place for a Marine recon team but for one minor factor; it was deep in enemy controlled territory, surrounded by massive enemy troop build-ups.
Like David facing Goliath the 16 Marines and 2 Navy corpsmen were pitifully outnumbered on that night of June 15, 1966, and like David so long before, were reduced to ”throwing rocks” at the enemy.
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