Dale Hanson
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It was just the anguish of his voice.
And he says, Hansan, Hansan, worthily him die, worthily him die, which was the acting was zero.
And you think about thoughts, and you've done it yourself in combat, and you think, what made me think of that?
The first thing that went through my mind is that Ba wanted me to bring him back to life.
And I yelled at him.
I said, what do you want me to do about it?
I can't make him come back alive.
Then I realized, OK, I understand.
And I ran over there.
A chopper was coming in.
And I said, take the rope, wrap it around Ken Wardley, a Swiss seat, and wrap it around him.
And take the satchel and put it down his shirt.
And you and he get out of here because I wanted that out of here.
So he did.
He did.
And then one of the other Vietnamese from the other end ran to the helicopter too and got on.
And so then I went back to my place.
And I get my rifle back.
I think it was from him.
So I got my rifle back now.