CHAPTER TWENTY-FOURAlpha Company was air lifted to another notorious destination called Happy Valley. Not too far from Da Nang, the area was less hostile at that time than it was earlier in the war. After landing, they joined up with the rest of the battalion – already providing security for the Marines – who had a firebase on a nearby hilltop overlooking the valley. The Marines were required to dismantle everything before they could vacate the hill and go home.
The Airborne Battalion planned to stay close by for up to a week until the Marines had destroyed every bunker and piece of unnecessary equipment. Nothing was to remain for either the enemy or the ARVN. If either of them wanted to move onto the hilltop, they would have to rebuild from scratch.
Non-stop activity hummed in the fireb
