Fix Bayonets!!

First off, Wow!!!! These three chapters included a lot of situations that Lt. Gen. Moore's men went through. In chapter 8, the Storm of Battle, it seemed that the men were unfortunately on the defensive side for most of the contact with the Vietnamese. I did notice that the minute they were approached by the Vietnamese or spotted them, they were quickly able to re plan their course of action. John Herren got himself into a harsh situation. He all of the sudden saw a North Vietnamese standing on a bank not to far form him with an AK-47. Herren decided to fire upon him but when he fired a round from his M-16, but quickly realized that the trigger pin was not working or had fallen out. The north Vietnamese quickly took cover, so Herren choose to throw a grenade which bounced off a tree branch. Since he was not sure if the soldier had died or if there were more that way, he decided to retreat back to the LZ and then to meet up with another platoon. There were a few times that Herren had to think quickly on his feet. Initially he had to think what to do once he saw the Vietnamese soldier, which he quickly decided to fire upon him and then use a grenade when his M-16 didn't work. Since he was not sure if the soldier was still alive or if there were more that way, he choose to leave the area and stay safe. All of these decisions were made quickly and were probably the best options for him at the time.