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As Kerrey recalls it, the nighttime assault unfolded amid the confusion endemic to Vietnam. In-country for just a month, the 25-year-old lieutenant had charge of a squad of Elite Navy SEALs (short for Sea, Air and Land unit) trained to emerge from the dark, kidnap or kill...
Kerrey's Raiders, as the squad called itself, had little experience but lots of enthusiasm. Despite warnings of "considerable danger," toward 12 midnight on a moonless night, the men piled into a swift boat and headed for Thanh Phong. Darkness gave cover but heightened the confusion. As the men crept...
Senator John Kerry Democrat of Massachusetts Imagine being alone in the moonless night, knowing that any sound could mean death, with no margin for mistakes and no second chance. We tried to protect the innocent, but sometimes danger and darkness prevailed. The body counters in Washington didn't care.To them...
He was in the land of nightmares, where nothing counted but killing or being killed. Twenty-five and eager to do his duty, whatever that might be. He was supposed to kill, and he was also responsible for the lives of six men in a war with almost no rules...
As Kerrey recalls it, the nighttime assault unfolded amid the confusion endemic to Vietnam. In-country for just a month, the 25-year-old lieutenant had charge of a squad of elite Navy SEALs (short for Sea, Air and Land unit) trained to emerge from the dark, kidnap or kill...