On 26 March 1970, deep in the jungles of Vietnam, Alpha Troop, 1 st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry, the famed Blackhorse Regiment, began hearing radio calls from an infantry unit four kilometers away that had stumbled into a hidden North Vietnamese Army stronghold. Outnumbered at least six to one, the 90-man American company was fighting for its existence. Captain John Poindexter, Alpha Troop's 25-year-old commander, realized that his outfit was the only hope for the trapped company. Thirty years later Poindexter was made aware that his award recommendations for his men and even the records of the battle had somehow gone missing. Thus began the "battle" to ensure that his brave men's accomplishments would never be forgotten again.
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