"It is amazing that we were not totally destroyed.

"The Marines could not disengage without leaving their wounded buddies on the battlefield.

"Normal common sense would have been to withdraw and save as many as possible..."



More from the personal account of retired Maj. Gen. Gene A. Deegan, USMC recalling Fox Company's role in the kick - off to Operation Union I, on April 21, 1967.

This was emailed to many of us mean 'ole fellas -- whether here in Brackett or in Timbuktu -- on Tuesday, June 29, 2010...