Captain's Progress Report - Letter Home

 

The following information is extracted from a history compiled privately by members of the Army units ashore at Binh An.  Of interest is their description of the Navy gunfire O'BRIEN and other Navy ships fired into the battle.

Sea and ground units usually operated separately, only coming together for operations like this one at Binh An.  Putting the stories together from original participants for a more complete description like this is very rare, esp. after the passing of 45-50 years.