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Steve Korovesis

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Within a few weeks of his arrival in Vietnam, Steve Korovesis was in the A Shau Valley as part of a blocking action against the NVA. After dodging leeches and sleeping in an enemy spider hole, he was part of a detail chopping out an LZ for the colonel's helicopter to land, something that went badly awry. (5:32)

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They were cutting through dense jungle on the flank of Hamburger Hill when the word came down. You're too slow, use the trail. Reluctantly, Steve Korovesis and his comrades did that and, sure enough, they were ambushed. A Medevac chopper was summoned and that ended in more death. That was just the beginning of this battle. Part 1 of 2. (8:27)

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As his company led the assault on Hamburger Hill, Steve Korovesis was armed with a grenade launcher. He had to pass it on to his squad leader when they were pinned down. Just about the time he realized he was now unarmed, a hand grenade knocked him out of the action and he was sent to the rear. Part 2 of 2. (7:43)

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After his eardrums were shattered by a Chi-Com grenade at Hamburger Hill, Steve Korovesis was evacuated to a hospital in Japan where they postponed his surgery until he was back in the States. While he was still in Japan, he had a chance meeting with Samuel Zaffiri who would later write a famous book about the battle of Hamburger Hill. (5:26)

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He had been wounded and sent home only six weeks into his Vietnam tour. After he had recovered from his surgery, they asked Steve Korovesis if he wanted to go back. Are you crazy? I was almost killed there! He was allowed to serve out his term at Fort Sheridan where he did nothing really. (4:03)

Steve Carver

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He was fully recovered but Steve Carver had undergone a kidney operation at the age of sixteen. Because of this, the Army wouldn't take him but the Marines said, sure, if you get cleared by a doctor. So, at his own expense, he got the clearance which meant that, essentially, he paid to get into the Marine Corps. (6:00)

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Steve Carver drew an unusual MOS after Marine boot camp. He was assigned to be an Ontos crewman. This was a weapon that was rejected by the Army but embraced by the Marines. It was a tracked vehicle, like a small tank, that had six mounted recoilless rifles. (6:06)

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Steve Carver had been impatient during training but when he got to Vietnam, he wished he'd had more. He latched on to a sergeant who seemed to be a really good Marine and followed his lead. He was astounded to learn that there was no gear to go around. Where was his rifle? There weren't even enough mess kits. (9:22)

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His MOS was changed to supply but that didn't mean that Steve Carver was out of danger. Yes, he was most often in the rear but they got mortared there, just like everybody else. He operated in the vicinity of Hue a lot and he knew that increasing amounts of enemy movement toward the city had been noticed and passed up the intelligence channels. How could the Tet Offensive have been such a surprise? (3:47)

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Baker was a good card player but so was Sgt. Alo. Steve Carver remembers a marathon all night game between the two which wound up in favor of the sergeant. Sgt. Alo was a native of Samoa who took an improbable path to becoming an American and a Marine. (7:26)