The monsoon season was beginning in the southern half of Vietnam. It was hot and sunny most of the day, started raining by seven every evening, and continued nonstop until eight the next morning. You could set a watch by this pattern.
“At least the VC won’t be out in this kind of weather.”
Quick to correct BJ, Nung said, “This VC weather. Rain will cover all noise of moving and wash out all signs on trails. VC stay one place during day and move nighttime. He know American soldiers not like be wet. They all covered with ponchos at night and no hear or see him. GI also complain loud about wetness and VC hear this. This beaucoup danger time for GI’s.”
What he had said made the others think hard about the possibilities. Could it really be true? Was it possible for them to know where the GI’
