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MACV-SOG
Memorial
In
Respectful and Loving Memory
First Lieutenant Dennis P. Neal
31 July 1969
Dennis Paul Neal, First Lieutenant (1LT, O-2)
Home of Record: Tarpon Springs, Florida
Michael Paul Burns, Specialist Fourth Class (SP4, E-4)
Home of Record: El Paso, Texas
US Army Special Forces
5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces
and
Two Special Commando Unit (SCU) Scouts (Names unknown)
Special Commando Unit (SCU)
This recon team was assigned to:
Command and Control North (CCN; Da Nang)
Operation 35 (Ground Studies Group)
After completion of their mission, as the team was awaiting extraction they came
under heavy attack by an unknown size enemy force. Two Americans and two SCU
were severely wounded in the initial attack. The surviving team members were
split, but evaded the enemy until extracted. The survivors stated they believed
that their seriously wounded team members had died. The two wounded team members
had to be left behind due to the tactical situation. An immediate aerial search
was conducted, but nothing was found. Two days later, another aerial search was
conducted in this area no other searches were conducted. The two Americans were
listed by the Department of Defense as missing in action (MIA),
"presumptive finding of death."
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