Word: razorback
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...their foxholes and fortified villages, from behind hedgerows and under the cover of banana plantations, the tough troops of three North Vietnamese divisions -the 324B, 325th and 610th- were dug in and waiting, listening for the bugle calls that would order them south. On the Rockpile and the Razorback and scores of other hilltops from the South China Sea to the Laotian border, seven battalions of U.S. Marines, backed by eight South Vietnamese army battalions, were dug in and watching, wondering when the attack would come...
...enemy trails. During July's Operation Hastings, the Marines established a reconnaissance post atop the Rock, and a lone sniper fed by airdrops of C rations controlled the area. Now it is a Marine battalion command post, under almost steady siege. Across from the Rock rears the Razorback-a steep ridge whose sides are pocked with caves dug by the Japanese in World War II, but now occupied by North Vietnamese. Several hundred yards below the Rock, the Reds have dug "spider holes" from which they lob mortar fire and mount ambushes. Two miles to the south stands Hill...
...Near the Razorback, Marines were treated to an eerie spectacle at night: dim lanterns moving back and forth on the ridge across from them. "The North Vietnamese are afraid of snakes," sneered one Marine. "That's why they carry them flashlights." Whatever their purpose, the lights provided excellent targets for artillery and air strikes. To date, Operation Prairie has killed 943 Reds, and the Marines have taken moderate casualties in the process...
...Saxton, a crazy-legged halfback who takes off in all directions, prompted one opposing defense man to counsel: "If you miss Saxton, just wait a minute. He's liable to be back." > Arkansas' light-footed Lance Alworth (6 ft., 175 Ibs.) is the key man in the Razorback's fast-breaking backfield. Says Arkansas Coach Broyles: "He's what we call an even and leavin' man. When he's even with you, he's leavin'." >Texas Christian's Guy ("Sonny") Gibbs, at 6 ft. 7 in. and 230 Ibs. the biggest...