Summary of John Stryker Meyer & John Peters' On The Ground

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#1 In June 1968, Staff Sergeant Pat Watkins had been running recon for over seven months and had seen some of the worst of what that could entail. He had started with ST Moccasin, operating out of Da Nang, and when recon operations at Da Nang were placed on hold due to the lack of sufficient personnel, he volunteered to head north to Khe Sanh.

#2 In May 1968, RT Lion was joined by a wiry, tough-as-nails little paratrooper named Lou Jake Three Zero DeSeta. DeSeta had served with the 173rd Airborne Brigade for 13 months and participated in the fabled Battle of Dak To. He was only five feet three inches tall, but his eyes told you all you needed to know.

#3 The S-3 informed Watkins that the scheduled over-flight of the area had been canceled because the anti-aircraft fire was too intense. Covey, the code name for the Forward Air Controller in SOG missions, would select his primary and secondary LZ for him. This was not something Watkins was used to.

#4 The team was dropped off in Oscar-8, and while they were moving south into deeper cover, NVA anti-aircraft artillery opened fire on the departing helicopters. Watkins made sure the tail gunner was covering up the team’s tracks, and then he made his first contact with Covey 265, the team’s overhead air traffic controller and communications lifeline.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jul 12, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822544888

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Insights on John Stryker Meyer & John Peters's On The Ground

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 22

Insights from Chapter 23

Insights from Chapter 24

Insights from Chapter 25

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

In June 1968, Staff Sergeant Pat Watkins had been running recon for over seven months and had seen some of the worst of what that could entail. He had started with ST Moccasin, operating out of Da Nang, and when recon operations at Da Nang were placed on hold due to the lack of sufficient personnel, he volunteered to head north to Khe Sanh.

#2

In May 1968, RT Lion was joined by a wiry, tough-as-nails little paratrooper named Lou Jake Three Zero DeSeta. DeSeta had served with the 173rd Airborne Brigade for 13 months and participated in the fabled Battle of Dak To. He was only five feet three inches tall, but his eyes told you all you needed to know.

#3

The S-3 informed Watkins that the scheduled over-flight of the area had been canceled because the anti-aircraft fire was too intense. Covey, the code name for the Forward Air Controller in SOG missions, would select his primary and secondary LZ for him. This was not something Watkins was used to.

#4

The team was dropped off in Oscar-8, and while they were moving south into deeper cover, NVA anti-aircraft artillery opened fire on the departing helicopters. Watkins made sure the tail gunner was covering up the team’s tracks, and then he made his first contact with Covey 265, the team’s overhead air traffic controller and communications lifeline.

#5

As the team waited, they could hear enemy voices on both sides of their line of march. They were nearly surrounded. Like being threatened with a hanging, being surrounded has a way of focusing the mind.

#6

The last order of business before moving out was to ensure everyone understood the password. The trio moved forward about 150 meters where they ran into Highway 92. They could hear voices and vehicle traffic. When they reached the road, there was no traffic in sight.

#7

The Prairie Fire Emergency was the SOG’s ultimate force multiplier. It allowed the team to be rescued if they were not overrun and wiped out in the first few minutes of