The Army crew cleared a path for the relief helicopters to return. But then a single Huey swooped over the treetops, door guns blazing.
Hickey recalled a wave of fear and disappointment among the survivors. The defenders held the perimeter through the night, but in the morning, enemy machine guns drove off six Marine Choctaw helicopters attempting to deliver reinforcements.
On July 5, hundreds of enemy soldiers attacked after midnight. I had to sit in the seat and cover my eyes with my hands.”īut he appreciated the Army fliers more during a visit to the remote Green Beret camp Nam Dong in 1964. “I hated choppers,” Hickey recalled in 2006, “the way they banked in the turns, flew toward treetops, and jumped up at the last minute. Video: Helicopter Training at Fort Wolters
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