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Elephant Valley was situated northwest of Danang. In fact, from one of the first hills at the mouth of the valley, you can see Danang Bay and, with a spotting scope or good binoculars, could even see Camp Reasoner. The actual valley, however, ran for several miles in a generally westerly direction and once past the mouth of the valley, it was difficult to see much of anything more than 10-20 meters away. It supposedly got its name from the fact the VC and NVA units used Elephants to pack their supplies and heavy weapons in the valley.
In addition to being heavily vegetated, the ridgelines that formed the sides of the valley were particularly steep and rocky. It was also home to one of the highest peaks in the area, Dong Den. Dong Den was another of those permanent sites for Recon. It wasn't really used as an OP because there was such thick vegetation right up to the ridgeline but, like the old French Resort on Ba Na in Happy Valley, due to its height it was used as a radio relay site and there was always a signals team up there.
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This is a photo of the M-60 machine-gun. PFC Horne carry it on a number of patrols. At over 20 pounds not counting the ammo, it was quite heavy to lug around. However, unlike the infamous M-16, PFC Horne knew that every time he pulled the trigger, it would fire. The ammunition was also heavy and it came in linked-belts of 100 rounds that could be clipped together endlessly. We usually carried a 20-round belt in the gun when we were moving and about 8-10 of the 100-round belts on some Recon Patrols and distribute 1 or 2 belts to each team member to carry. While the ammo was heavy, none of the team members ever grumbled. I carry extra belts of ammo from time to time on a potentially dangerous patrol. All my maps I carried in a small plastic bag in Nam.
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