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The author recalls a day in the life of the U.S. Army's elite Mobile Guerrilla Force in Vietnam as they made war against two battalions of Viet Cong. Reprint.
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'Here we go, I said to myself as my system electrified with the familiar rush of adrenaline.' On July 18, 1967, Staff Sergeant James Donahue and the men of Special Forces Detachment A-304 were on an operation; code-name Blackjack-34. Their mission: to find and engage an enemy battalion that was thought to be operating in an enemy-controlled area north of Quon Loi, Vietnam. Now Donahue bears witness to the horrific events of that day and the exceptional grit and heroism of his teammates. Blackjack-34 is a magnificent tribute to the warriors of the Mobile Guerrilla Force'their courage and willingness to press on, no matter what the odds.
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