This is Jocco Podcast number 259, with me, Jocco Willink.

The A1E's arrived just as the team started taking incoming mortar fire.

Godwin quickly calculated the coordinates for the mortar's location

and the information was passed on to Kavi, who in turn related to the A1E's.

A Leconic whistling voice came back down the line.

It's Krispy Critter time, so y'all keep your heads down.

Within seconds the area in front of the team exploded into flame.

The deadly napalm coating everything in its erupting path,

flaming NVA soldiers ran briefly toward the team before falling to the ground

and agonizing death throws.

The hand grenades and ammunition they carried cooking off like firecrackers.

Unfortunately, the elephant grass was also set on fire.

The napalm had definitely slowed the NVA advance, but it had not stopped it.

Kavi reported that extraction choppers were five minutes out

and the team needed to move fast.

Two gunships from the 7th aircav roared over the LZ.

Watkins put out two bright orange marker panels

and the gunships confirmed they had the team in sight.

As they looped back to make their first strafing run,

the gunships reported that a large enemy force was moving toward the LZ

and they were going to attempt to discourage it.

As they made their run, pouring M60 machine gun fire

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