February 21, 1971 — South of Bồng Sơn, Bình Định Province, Republic of Vietnam The Road Back to English The mission was routine. Landing Zone English, home to elements of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, depended on constant supply runs along narrow coastal roads winding between rice paddies, villages, and tree lines that offered perfect concealment for ambush. Sergeant Carl H. Caccia, supply sergeant with the 404th Radio Research Unit (Airborne), was driving a military vehicle back toward the base t