The Mighty Ninth

Strive To Reach The Summit

LZ Marie
On the way to LZ Marie, we got the "good news" that we had been dropped off a few klicks short the intended spot; we had to double-time on down by foot since the shithooks were laid on for the lift.  LZ Marie started off bad since they landed the Advance Party a few klicks away from where we were supposed to be and we had to hoof it to the right location.  This LZ was just outside of a rubber plantation.  We could see the enemy scampering around their bunkers among the rubber trees.  We weren't supposed to shoot into a French plantation without higher (economic impact) authority.  However, we did shoot the guns like mortars - high angle charge 1.  About 15 minutes later the French plantation manager pulled up in his jeep raising holy hell in French.  I had flunked college French and one of the other guys had taken it in high school so we tried to calm him down, which only made him madder since we were butchering his native tongue.  The rear sent out a settlement team to pay him off in short order, less than an hour.  I sure wish the rear could have produced a pair of 9 1/2 boots - two weeks - as fast as they sent that settlement team.

LZ Marie

On the way to LZ Marie, we got the "good news" that we had been dropped off a few klicks short the intended spot; we had to double-time on down by foot since the shithooks were laid on for the lift. LZ Marie started off bad since they landed the Advance Party a few klicks away from where we were supposed to be and we had to hoof it to the right location. This LZ was just outside of a rubber plantation. We could see the enemy scampering around their bunkers among the rubber trees. We weren't supposed to shoot into a French plantation without higher (economic impact) authority. However, we did shoot the guns like mortars - high angle charge 1. About 15 minutes later the French plantation manager pulled up in his jeep raising holy hell in French. I had flunked college French and one of the other guys had taken it in high school so we tried to calm him down, which only made him madder since we were butchering his native tongue. The rear sent out a settlement team to pay him off in short order, less than an hour. I sure wish the rear could have produced a pair of 9 1/2 boots - two weeks - as fast as they sent that settlement team.

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