reinforce the team was shot in the chest and now needed to be rescued as well. captain davis limped up the hill with his team sergeant on his shoulder. he was fighting for around ten hours. captain davis didn t hesitate. he went back down the hill to retrieve the reinforcement who was just shot in the chest. all 240 pounds of him. next he ran to his weapons specialist who was struck in that cess pit. fighters continued to spread gunfire across the field at captain davis pulled him out and hauled him up the hill as well. this time the rescue helicopter by this time had landed. captain davis commander gave him a direct order get on board. davis response was just as direct. sir, he said, i m just not going to leave. i still have an american out there. unsure if he was still aleve he began to plan how to get his
although wounded in the leg, he aided inside the gevacuation of other men and wounded. then with complete disregard for his own life, he braved intense enemy fire to cross an open field to rescue his team sergeant. while carrying the sergeant up the hill to safety, captain davis was wounded by enemy fire. captain davis refused medical evacuation, remained with the troops, fought bravely and provided pivotal leadership and inspiration to the regional force company as it repealed several viet cong assaults for several hours. captain davis refused medical evacuation until he recovered a u.s. adviser under his command who was
help. his team sergeant had been shot badly in his foot and his leg, trapping him. it got worse. on the far side of the field, his weapon specialist was stuck in a pit after being temporarily knocked out by shrapnel. even further beyond him was his medic who had been shot in the head. captain davis realized he was the last american standing. without hesitation, he yelled, i m coming for you. i m coming for you. he called in friendly fire and gave cover to run out and rescue his team. on his first attempt to get to the team sergeant, captain davis was shot in the arm and had to turn back. captain davis waited for another window and sprinted back out again. his team sergeant was stuck. captain davis couldn t break him free before he had to return to cover.
within minutes, the jungle lit up with enemy fire. hundreds of viet cong swarmed them and his team. he rallied his team to fight back getting so close to the enemy he was battling them hand-to-hand. hours, this is the part that stuns me. hours into that fight, captain suddenly heard a sound worse than the bugle. his teammate crying out for help. his team sergeant had been shot badly in his foot and leg trapping him in the middle of the paddy. it got worse. on the far side of the field, his weapons specialist was stuck in a cess pit after being knocked out by shrapnel and the medic who was shot in the head. captain davis realized he was