THIS STORY WAS WRITTEN BY MIKE BORCHARDT THE NCOIC OF THE GUN TRUCK KING COBRA FROM THE 597th TRANS CO. ABOUT THE AMBUSH WERE JIMMY RAY CALLISON WAS KILLED. THE PICTURE’S HE QUOTE’S ARE IN JIMMY RAY CALLISON’S PROFILE IN THE HEROS BULLET AT THE BOTTOM OF HIS PROFILE.

IT WAS A FOGGY MISTY DAMP DAY. WE HAD JUST COME DOWN THE PASS A FEW MILES WHEN WE MET A CONVOY WITH BRUTUS GOING THE OTHER WAY AND EVENTUALLY UP THE PASS. ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES LATER I HEARD OVER THE RADIO “CONTACT, CONTACT, CONTACT, WE NEED HELP” I TURNED AROUND AND LOOKED BACK AND COULD SEE BLACK SMOKE. I CALLED OUR CONVOY COMMANDER TO REQUEST PERMISSION TO GO BACK AND HELP. I GOT THE OK AND WENT BACK. THE FIRST THING WE CAME UPON WAS THE DISABLED BRUTUS. WE THEN CONTINUED UP THE PASS RETURNING FIRE, WEAVING AROUND THE BURNING TANKERS, JEEPS AND TRUCKS. WE PICKED UP AT LEAST 3 DRIVERS THAT HAD TAKEN COVER IN THE DITCHES. AFTER REACHING THE TOP OF THE PASS THE DRIVERS REUNITED WITH THE REST OF THEIR UNIT. DUST OFF TOOK PLACE AND WE GOT THE ALL CLEAR TO RETURN TO OUR CONVOY WHICH STOPPED AT AN KHE WHERE WE R.O.N.

THE PIC’S I TOOK WERE TAKEN ON THE WAY BACK DOWN THE PASS AFTER THE AMBUSH WAS OVER. (SEE NOTE ABOVE)

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