No medals for kindness

Posted By Chas on May 28, 2011

Vietnam 1965 – Capt. Gordon Rozanski flew into Landing Zone X-Ray in the Ia Drang Valley on the supply helicopter.  He was the supply officer for the 1st Battalion 7th Cavalry Regiment of the 1stCavalry Division (Airmobile).  It was the first full-scale battle between American and North Vietnamese troops. As the chopper landed he jumped off and started unloading supplies as bullets ripped into the side of the aircraft.  He picked up...