He was a Marine, a CIA operative and a hero; before any of that, he was an Auburn man
No one saw it coming that previously
calm, cool, 1968 morning in the heart of Vietnam, and certainly not a
young United States Marine captain from Auburn, Alabama, who found
himself there working on a CIA mission before the enemy struck.
Sadly,
50 years ago today and during that surprise attack that changed the
course of an entire war, Capt. Robert W. Hubbard lost his life.
But not until he put up a damned good fight, as one witness described it.
The
following is an account of how Capt. Hubbard fought to the end, killing
numerous enemy combatants while saving the lives of fellow Americans at
a time when enemy yells struck fear, their bullets struck death, and
heroes struck back.
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