In Hawaii in December '65 I was reassigned from B 1/14th to B 2/35th (as best as I can remember) for deployment to the central highlands of Viet Nam. I was a Spec 4 in headquarters platoon and was a Forward Observer (OF) for the 81 MM mortars assigned to 1st platoon (again, as best as I can remember ). During the first Paul Revere Operation we were on daily patrols setting up camp in a different location every night for what seemed like two weeks. 

On the morning of May 28 we were choppered into an open field with only half of the company. The Hueys were to return with the rest of the company. We started to receive ground fire before setting down. This was about 9:00 AM. We were under such intense fire that the rest of the company weren't able to get in until about 3 PM. I don't remember many names but some I do are Rosalie, a rifleman, Sgt. Rodear (?), and another Miller also FOs. 

At about 10:30 Rosalie was wounded after taking out a machine gun nest. Another man and myself took Rosalie to the area where the Capt. and a medic were for aid. The company was pretty spread out by this time. We were pinned down and continued receiving small arms fire. About that time I was shot in the arm and a minute or two later a grenade exploded and hit me in the leg. I started to scream "I'm hit, I'm hit." I believe I started to go into shock. The Capt. (Cpt. Maisano) looking over at me yelled "Shut up Miller, your not that bad." That shook me up and I was OK after that. For the next couple of hours or so the medic made the rounds from our position to other wounded in other areas. Around noon the Huey's returned and tried to bring in more of the company but were turned back by enemy fire. As I recall Dustoff also tried to land but couldn't. The Capt. ordered everyone to work there way back to our location to try to fortify our position. Around 3 PM the rest of the company arrived and I was medivaced out. 

I later heard that we took heavy casualties but turned back a regiment of NVA regulars. I spent the next 3 months in Japan and then returned to the states for assignment to the 5th Inf. (Mech.) in Colorado Springs for the remainder of my enlistment. I would like to know more about your organization and about this article. For the record:

Russell W. Miller
Spec 5 E-5
RA 14 884 176
Service dates 20 Sept.' 64 to 19 Sept.' 67