SEVENTEEN – RETURNING TO THE FIREBASEAt 0530, Polack left the depression and crawled forward through the thick brush to secure the remaining Claymore mine. He retracted the blasting cap and rolled up the wire onto a spool during his return. LG also pulled in his two wires and wrapped them around the clackers. Both leads were much shorter now with ragged tears at the ends from the explosions. They would come in handy out in the bush when setting up NDP’s.
With everything packed, they were ready to leave this nightmare. LG called the CP,
“Thunder 3, Lima Papa 1, over.”
“This is Thunder 3, go!”
“Roger, Lima Papa 1 is waiting for Alpha Romeo 6 and then returning to base with them.”
He grabbed the ammo belt attached to the radio and hefted it onto his shoulder.
“Roger Lima Papa 1, will in
