C Troop 7th Squadron 17th Air Cavalry VIETNAM
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From the Pacific Stars & Stripes VC 'cavemen' capitulate CAMP ENARI -- Cavalrymen of C Troop 7/17th Air Cav., 17th Aviation Group recently discovered a large weapons detained cache, detained 30 Viet Cong soldiers and captured 500 pounds of enemy documents about eight miles east of LZ Uplift.
"As we started to work nearer, my observer Spec4 Gary Phillips, spotted a "High Speed" trail. "After a short recon of the area, we spotted four VC soldiers sitting in front of a cave. As my aircraft approached the area, the VC darted into the cave, picking up what appeared to be weapons and packs," said Burke. The lead LOH pilot immediately notified the command and control ship flown by C Troop executive officer, Capt. John Davis. An Aero Rifle Platoon, led by Lt. David Flint was called in and inserted on the hill above the cave. The ARP leader recounted the action that followed, "From the LZ we proceeded downhill about 75 yards to the cave enhance. Several of my men entered the cave. After winding 50 yards through several tunnels," he continued, "they came upon a weapons cache of eight Chinese Communist assault weapons, three claymores, one AK47, one B-40 launcher and 60 B-40 rocket rounds."
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Upon entering their assigned area of operations just after sunrise, C Troop began searching for the enemy on a rocky hillside near the coast. The lead LOH (Light Observation Helicopter), flown by Lt. Thomas J. Burke was the first to make contact with an enemy element.