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Mar 68
Dear Mom and Dad,
Our primary danger here is not Charlie himself, but the mines and booby traps he sets. The first night I spent in the field an ambush patrol from the first platoon had three men wounded when they set off a booby trap grenade. This morning, the second platoon took 14 casualties including one killed, when they set off two mines while on a road – clearing mission. So far, my platoon hasn’t had any trouble, but these booby traps are so well hidden that no matter how good you are, they’ll get you.
All my love,
Mike
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2Lt Robert C. Ransom, Jr. . – During a night ambush near Quang Ngai on 3 May 1968, “Mike” to his family and friends – was leading a platoon from Company A, 4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry, 11th Light Infantry Brigade, Americal Division, when he was seriously wounded by a mine. His death on 11 May, two months after arriving in country, was attributed to peritonitis and pneumonia. Born and raised in Bronxville, New York, he was the eldest of six sons. He was 23 years old.
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