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30 May 1968
Delta 1/35th
Submitted by: Rodger Leffler
We were located at Ben Het Special forces camp. Detailed to be security for the engineers sweeping the road from Ben Het back towards Dak To. The Company was divided into two elements, one on the left side of the road and the other to the right. The road had large fields of fire cut on both sides, we had cleared 5 or 6 kilometers when the element on the left came to a large steep wash. They had to move back on to the road to cross it. Four or five had already moved back to the road when Gregory Johnson, taking a slightly different path than the others ahead of him, tripped a mine and was killed instantly.
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30 May 1968
Delta 1/35
Submitted by: Dave Fogg
From the 30 May 1968 3/8 Daily Journal
Dak To
0900 hours: D Co 1/35 departed Ben Het, B Co departed N.L. at 861293, C Co 3 WIAs dusted off.
1047 hours: D Co 1/35 reports anti-personnel mine at 904273 on the side of the road resulted in 1 U.S. KIA.
1205 hours: D Co 1/35 reports body evacuated and element continuing sweep.
1220 hours: D Co 1/35 closed FSB #13.
1300 hours: D Co 1/35 departed FSB #13.
1335 hours: D Co 1/35 closed Ben Het.
2355 hours: Night location: 1/35 A, B & C Co 827269, D Co & Recon YB873257
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