Clarence Sasser was a quiet kid from Rosharon, Texas

He had been there less than four months when January 10, 1968 arrived.

Company A — around 115 soldiers — was flying reconnaissance over the Mekong Delta in Dinh Tuong province. The mission was routine. Drop into a rice paddy, sweep the area, move out before dark.

The tree line was waiting for them.

The ambush opened before the helicopters touched the continue reading …