First Platoon relieved us. We walked in.

We went on a Rough Rider to scope out area for 8-inch battery.

G3 went on PPB in front of Hill 51.

Walked through French Village (destroyed.)

Sat up by stream. Orders changed. Walk back a way by mountain stream for 30 minutes.

Walked through HEAVY underbrush. Set up Platoon on-line ambush.

We walked to mountain stream and played ALL DAY in cool water. I sat in waterfall – like a whirlpool bath. 

We sat in that night and patrol saw "Gooks." Fired! No results.

We walked in – about 9,000 meters over hills, through mud, in water, through brush –non-stop walking to make it back in time for beer call. 1400 – we made it! No beer in all of Chinook. Oh, Phooey!

Overslept. Missed Mass. My own fault!

Got a haircut.

0730 – Jerry and I met with "Grunts" and we marched out for BN area where 14 helicopters awaited us. Flew us out to Operation Sheawnee.

Here, I will sum up 8 days of Operation.

The trees and bushes were so thick, one couldn’t see the sky. We would climb down a hill (#?) only to be faced by another going up. Up and down for 8 complete days. Golf Company killed 6 V.C. I saw them afterwards.

On 13 May, 2 days before we were to get on ships, Pilsner 6 (Lt. Col. Peeler) called all companies and said, "Okinawa has been postponed ‘till 1 June." Oh, Phoey!

Golf Company was the first to reach end of Operation. Got on tracks to Chinook.

Left for Nam Hoa. Security for bridge construction crew. Here we sat on our lazy tails, ‘till…