This time, he got the approval of headquarters, which instructed him to link up that night with supporting ground forces deep under the triple canopy jungle. But he reassured the men and prepared to step off.
The entire time, as evidenced by recorded radio traffic Army Times reviewed, Albracht whispers into his handset, talking with fire control and air support. He calls in spraying fire from the Spooky gunships just meters in front of his own advancing patrol to clear the way.
But the lead element took a wrong turn. Somewhat lost in the dark, Albracht peered through dim red flashlight onto his map, straining to get the men to their rendezvous point. Off-track with a sky full of aircraft, one of the pilots started firing on what he thought was enemy forces. Three hours into the movement, the moon came out, bright enough for the men to distinguish terrain features. Finally, they reached what looked like the rendezvous point.
That dense brush and jungle could be hiding as many or more enemy soldiers. He called up Mike Force, the ground support companies on the radio, asking them to send someone to the clearing so they would know they were in the right spot. Mike Force told him to send someone. A deadly game of red rover. Before he left the tree line, Albracht radioed to tell them he was coming out. He was in the open, alone, and unsure if he was in the right spot.
Are you the Mike Force? He retrieved the men and marched with the Mike Force companies back to safety. Some of the Montagnards and one missing artilleryman had been separated but made it back to base camp safely. But Pfc. Michael R. Norton, a gunner, disappeared before the link-up.
He has been declared dead by the agency. William Albracht speaks at an Army event in After his military service, he joined the Secret Service and helped protect six U. Albracht served on in Vietnam, earning two more Silver Stars. He later joined the Secret Service, protecting six U.
But those days on Kate remain with him still. Albracht said he often reflects on them. He can almost hear the flying rockets and mortars, and smell the blood and death when he does.
Todd South has written about crime, courts, government and the military for multiple publications since and was named a Pulitzer finalist for a co-written project on witness intimidation.
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