Re: Task Force Faith

[<ChicoRamos1889@aol.com>]

In a message dated 3/31/02 9:28:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
RonaldS842@aol.com writes:

<< Subj:     Task Force Faith
 Date:  3/31/02 9:28:08 PM Eastern Standard Time
 From:  RonaldS842@aol.com
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 In a message dated 4/1/02 12:21:11 AM, ChicoRamos1889@aol.com writes:
 
 << Great contribution,Ron! I'm sure folks in this List would appreciate 
 reading  
 more 
 about Task Force Faith  and the men who survived and those who died. Thanks a
 million! Chico Ramos
 
  >>
 
 Hi Chico, thanks-
    "If we can hold for another 30 minutes we will get air support".
    Col. Faith selected Company C, 32 Infantry, as advanced guard of the 
 column. Lt. Mortrude's platoon, the least hurt, was to take the point 
 position for the company. Supported by a dual 40 mm half track this platoon 
 would clear the road for the vehicle column. Mortrude who was woulded in the 
 knee planned to ride the half track.
    Friendly planes appeared overhead. Mortrude moved his platoon out about 1 
 PM. Lt. Smith led out Company A. The men of these units had walked barely 
out 
 of the area that had been their defense perimeter when enemy bullets 
whistled 
 past or dug into the ground behind them. At almost the same time four 
 friendly planes in close support of the breakout action missed the target 
and 
 dropped napalm bombs on the lead elements. The half track in which Mortrude 
 planned to ride was set ablase, Several men were burned to death 
immediately. 
 About five others, their clothes afire, tried frantically to beat out the 
 flames. Everyone scattered. Disorganization followed. Jesus Christ!
    Most of the squad and platoon leaders and the commanders of the rifle 
 companies were dead or wounded.
 
 Ron
 thanks my friend,thanks a helluva lot! I hope folks never forget what those 
guys did
overthere. As for me,they deserve the utmost respect! I don't care what 
historians call
it,police action or whatever: all I know is that soldiers,Marines sacrificed 
their lives
Whether MacArthur  was right or not,so what? What matters is  Task Force 
Smith,
Task Force Faith, the Marines and others did their job the best they could. 
Would
their critics have done eeny better under the circumstances? I doubt it ! 
ChicoRamos
  >>