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Military Men In The News At Home And OverseasBY TEEK RICECombat engineers in Vietnam don’t often get a chance to take prisoners of war. But when the opportunity comes, they grab it!Private First Class James D. Hatfield, Guyan, and his squad of trouble - shooting soldiers had that very opportunity recently. The men were conducting a mine sweep operation along one of the principal highway junctions in Vietnam.While some of the squad members probed for mines and trip wires, the others flanked the road to guard against ambush and sniper fire.Suddenly, to their surprise, Hatfied and his comrades came face to face with a lone VC armed with an automatic weapon and two grenades. The engineers quickly disarmed theman and turned him over to the intelligence section.This particular “Charlie” was very cooperative. He was more than willing to reveal the name of his unit, and other valuable intelligence information.The private, assigned to Company A of the 39th Engineer Battalion, entered the Army in May 1966 and arrived in Vietnam last October from Ft. Leo-nard Wood, Mo.The 21-year-old son of Mrs. Truby Toler, Guyan, Private Hatfield was graduated from BailcysviUe High School in 1965.mISi■1tlt;wirtlaai:racrti
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Beckley Post Herald Raleigh Register
Beckley, West Virginia, US
Sun, Mar 05, 1967
Page 6
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