Title: The Blue Spaders at the Battle of Ap Gu, 31 March-1 April 1967
First published: 1997
Description: This book was written by my Battalion Sergeant Major, David Puckett, about a battle at LZ George/Ap Gu that started for me the night before the 31 March-1 April dates of action.
While I was on radio watch/guard duty in my hole I could hear ever so softly something to my front.
When I returned to my sleep area, I COULDN'T.
I kept getting up every 10-15 minutes all night to make sure my relief hadn't fallen asleep.

The next afternoon, we were surrounded.

Our Battalion Commander was Al Haig.
I watched him jump out the passenger side of his bubble chopper BEFORE it went down,
run around behind and into the woodline, 
.45 held high 
and the guy who'd been shooting up the grass around my confused, wounded-peppered body, was no more.
GOD BLESS AL HAIG AND TOM HANNIGAN. I can still see them.
Subjects: Ap Gu, Battle of Vietnam, 1967, History, Regimental histories, United States, United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 26th, Vietnamese Conflict, 1961-1975, Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Places: LZ George, Ap Gu, Phuc Vinh, Cambodian border
People: Secretary of State, NATO Commander, Our Battalion Commander, Al Haig. Colonel (then Captain) Rudolph Eggersdorfer, the 1st German soldier to become an American Officer. Tom Hannigan, an M79 man who died helping a wounded medic.
Time periods: 31 March 1967 and 1 April 1967 Vietnam war
LC classification: DS557.8.A55 P83 1997