In November of 1966, over 22,000 allied troops launched Operation Attleboro in Vietnam, and as part of the operation, U.S. Special Forces team led an unconventional force comprised mostly of ethnic Chinese Nung soldiers. During a fierce firefight against Viet Cong forces, a Huey on a routine mission was diverted to medevac wounded troops of the force, and when the limited space on the chopper filled, passenger SSG William (Bill) Hunt, a Special Forces NCO returning from R&R, gave up his seat, found a weapon on the battlefield, and joined the fight. After two days of fighting, the allied position …read more

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