"See anything?" "No, Captain." "Fucking grass..." "Fucking heat..." "Fucking country..." "Do we take prisoners?" "No." "Kill all they send and they will stop coming." "The helicopter soldiers are coming!" "Get them ready!" "10:48 A.M. Landing Zone X-Ray" "1:15 P.M. The Knoll." "Shift immediately to their flanks." "Do not let them breathe!" "They are using artillery as a shield!" "It is accurate, and continuous." "We must overrun them now, when they are at their weakest!" "Attack here here, and here!" "Overwhelm the landing zone and we have choked their route of supply and escape!" "Have we broken through?" "The Americans just landed another wave of reinforcements." "They massed precisely where we attacked" "Use the creek bed." "2:27 P.M. The Creek Bed" "U.S. lntelligence Headquarters Saigon" "2:23 A.M." " The Ridge" "We fought well today." "We tested their tactics and learned their capabilities." "Their artillery is effective so we must get so close they can't use it." "We will grab them by the belt buckle." "For the courage of those who have died..." "For those who are about to die... I am grateful." "6:09 A.M. The Creek Bed" "7:15 A.M." " The Ridge" "We are through their lines on all sides." "Congratulations, Colonel." "You have beaten the Americans." "Use the darkness to move into position and I will bring up our reserves." "We will overwhelm them at dawn before they are ready." "5:57 A.M. The Third Day" "Fix bayonets." "The Americans have broken through our lines." "We have no soldiers between them and our command post." "Such a tragedy." "They will think this was their victory." "So this will become an American war." "And the end will be the same except for the numbers who will die before we get there."