Sixpack instructed everyone to split up into three-man teams again and to check out every hut, container, and especially under each bed, for evidence of the enemy being there. The L-T quickly joined up with Sixpack and stayed close to him.
The villagers were not happy to see the grunts searching through their possessions. Some offered ugly sneers in retaliation to their invasion of privacy; others wore a sinister and amused glare on their faces as if mocking the soldiers for their efforts.
Not one villager resisted or spoke, even when prompted by Nung to answer his questions. They appeared defiant but did not do anything to threaten the soldiers.
The grunts were very cautious and yet very thorough. Many of them had bayonets attached to the end of their M-16’s, and, using the weapon as a
