Actually taken from a North Vietnamese soldier killed by Echo Recon on May 30, 1970. The VC were really a separate force under the NLF (National Liberation Front), but our Cambodian scouts always yelled, VC! VC! No matter who we encountered. So, a VC knife. And the scouts didn’t always yell, unless of course they were warning everyone we had been spotted and being silent no longer mattered then. That day started out bad and got worse. We had spent the night alongside the Ho Chi Minh … [Read more...]
Welcome
Hello. Welcome to the blog for Echo Recon 1/5th. Please be patient as this is new for us. We are currently working on some blogs. Check back often for updates. Also be sure to check out the rest of the website at http://echorecon.com. Thank you for stopping by. … [Read more...]