guns, the part that goes on your shoulder.
#16- Stop a minute here Ronnie. Can you look at this map? Show me where on this map you think he is when they caught him.
#16 reports viewer is extremely upset and emotional. Points out on map a location approx.2 miles southeast of marked village of Quan Tri.
#16- Okay Ronnie, try and relax. What do you see happening next? Put yourself in that time and place and just report what you see.
#10 – ...moving now….they’ve got him moving…..they’re pushing him and shoving him along, about five or six of them and they’re laughing at him…..one guy spit on him…he falls down and they’re kicking him and he can’t get up or stop them because his hands are tied.
#16 – Good. If you can, try and skip ahead a little bit. Try and see if you can see and tell me where you think he is now.
#10 – He’s in some place dark…it’s dark now….he’s inside something but I can’t see what it is…..people outside talking…I can smell something burning, like there’s a fire somewhere…the people are outside in the dark….there’s something…..he can hear them…he’s scared….his back hurts even more
#16 – Can you tell me anything about where he is? Can you see around the place? Tell me anything that stands out. That might mark it for us?
#10- There’s a bunch of stuff….like….not bricks but big pieces of rock…..like somebody carved them or cut them….they’re laying all around….and one of those …..fat guys
#16- There’s a fat guy there?
#10 – ...no…no….it’s like a stone fat guy…one of those statues of the fat guy…..I don’t know what you call them…the fat guy sitting down with his legs crossed
#16 reports viewer calmer now, but still slightly agitated. Breathing under control.
#16 – Ronnie, can you show me where you think he is on this map? Just open your eyes and point out where you think he is right now.
Viewer points out area on map approx.1-2 mile northwest of Quan Tri village.
Session End
“Just how good is this information?” was the first question the Captain asked.
“It’s been labeled as reliable,” said the man across the map table. The two were standing in a room in South Viet Nam, fifty miles from the border with the North. A single bulb over the table lit the room. Spread out on the flat surface was a map of the entire Northern Province, marked with delicate red indexes. It was a vast expanse made even more formidable by the fact that most of it was impenetrable jungle, heavily occupied by the enemy. Maybe. The fact was nobody really knew where the enemy was, or might appear, at any given time.
“Reliable.” the Captain said. “You get a report of a sighting forty miles away and you want me to send in a unit to look for this guy. Has there been any other confirmation?”
“No. It’s our feeling that he was captured pretty quickly. But look, the information is pretty solid on this one.” He leaned over the map and placed his finger on one of the small dots. “This is Quan Tri. We’re being told that he’s being held in what’s left of a Buddhist temple right around Quan Tri. We’ve got good intel on that. There’s a bombed out ruin only a few klicks away to the Northeast. Send in a unit to check it out.”
“Just like that?”
“Just like that.”
The captain looked him over. He’d had some experience with the CIA in Viet Nam and little of it was good. For the most part they operated without restrain and with no explanation. This felt a little different. This man had flown in especially to deliver this message and he’d delivered it in no uncertain terms. Someone up high wanted this done right away. That point was clear.
“Captain,” the man said, adopting a softer tone, “I know how you feel and if I were in your shoes I’d feel the same way. But this guy they’ve got was involved in planning tactical operations against the Soviets. He knows how things are supposed to work
#16- Stop a minute here Ronnie. Can you look at this map? Show me where on this map you think he is when they caught him.
#16 reports viewer is extremely upset and emotional. Points out on map a location approx.2 miles southeast of marked village of Quan Tri.
#16- Okay Ronnie, try and relax. What do you see happening next? Put yourself in that time and place and just report what you see.
#10 – ...moving now….they’ve got him moving…..they’re pushing him and shoving him along, about five or six of them and they’re laughing at him…..one guy spit on him…he falls down and they’re kicking him and he can’t get up or stop them because his hands are tied.
#16 – Good. If you can, try and skip ahead a little bit. Try and see if you can see and tell me where you think he is now.
#10 – He’s in some place dark…it’s dark now….he’s inside something but I can’t see what it is…..people outside talking…I can smell something burning, like there’s a fire somewhere…the people are outside in the dark….there’s something…..he can hear them…he’s scared….his back hurts even more
#16 – Can you tell me anything about where he is? Can you see around the place? Tell me anything that stands out. That might mark it for us?
#10- There’s a bunch of stuff….like….not bricks but big pieces of rock…..like somebody carved them or cut them….they’re laying all around….and one of those …..fat guys
#16- There’s a fat guy there?
#10 – ...no…no….it’s like a stone fat guy…one of those statues of the fat guy…..I don’t know what you call them…the fat guy sitting down with his legs crossed
#16 reports viewer calmer now, but still slightly agitated. Breathing under control.
#16 – Ronnie, can you show me where you think he is on this map? Just open your eyes and point out where you think he is right now.
Viewer points out area on map approx.1-2 mile northwest of Quan Tri village.
Session End
“Just how good is this information?” was the first question the Captain asked.
“It’s been labeled as reliable,” said the man across the map table. The two were standing in a room in South Viet Nam, fifty miles from the border with the North. A single bulb over the table lit the room. Spread out on the flat surface was a map of the entire Northern Province, marked with delicate red indexes. It was a vast expanse made even more formidable by the fact that most of it was impenetrable jungle, heavily occupied by the enemy. Maybe. The fact was nobody really knew where the enemy was, or might appear, at any given time.
“Reliable.” the Captain said. “You get a report of a sighting forty miles away and you want me to send in a unit to look for this guy. Has there been any other confirmation?”
“No. It’s our feeling that he was captured pretty quickly. But look, the information is pretty solid on this one.” He leaned over the map and placed his finger on one of the small dots. “This is Quan Tri. We’re being told that he’s being held in what’s left of a Buddhist temple right around Quan Tri. We’ve got good intel on that. There’s a bombed out ruin only a few klicks away to the Northeast. Send in a unit to check it out.”
“Just like that?”
“Just like that.”
The captain looked him over. He’d had some experience with the CIA in Viet Nam and little of it was good. For the most part they operated without restrain and with no explanation. This felt a little different. This man had flown in especially to deliver this message and he’d delivered it in no uncertain terms. Someone up high wanted this done right away. That point was clear.
“Captain,” the man said, adopting a softer tone, “I know how you feel and if I were in your shoes I’d feel the same way. But this guy they’ve got was involved in planning tactical operations against the Soviets. He knows how things are supposed to work
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