Three of my platoon brothers were killed next to me during a fire fight. Siebert was to the left of me, and Patrizi to the left of himl The pictures and following narrative are from the 5th Infantry Regiment Association. March 6, 1968. Company A was moving with men walking in front of the APCs. They received some snipe fire and turned on line to advance toward the sniper fire. The third platoon was in the middle and got hit first. An M-60 gunner (Patrizi) was shot in the stomach and called out for help. The man next to him (Seibert) turned and was shot in the head. People called for a medic (Haines) and as the medic advanced he was shot and killed. The soldiers were ordered to pull back, but the M-60 gunner was still alive. Air strikes with napalm were called in during the night. At 0755 hours, on March 7, 68, the body of the dead medic was recovered. At 0821 hours, the bodies of the other two were located. The M-60 gunner was found with a rosary wrapped around his hands. He was probably praying up to the time he died. To this day I still think of Anthony Patrizi dying alone, thinking we left him there.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 07:32:27 +0000
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