This US soldier tried to cover a retreat in Vietnam — and instead compelled the enemy to
By: Jon Guttman | Published: 2026-07-08 17:45:45 | Source: www.militarytimes.com
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On July 25, 1968, Leonard Louis Alvarado enlisted in the U.S. Army and by August 1969 he was a Specialist 4 and a rifleman in Company D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile).
Barely a year later, the California native found himself part of a small reaction force advancing through thick jungle near Duc Phong in Phuoc Long Province, in response to Vietnamese…
