David was the dear husband of Marilyn W. Brooks, the father of David L. ,and Daniel L. Brooks of Vero Beach Florida; the beloved son of Oscar C. Brooks and Dorothy M. Brooks of Oxford. SSgt Brooks was a veteran of over four years of service and he had re-enlisted in the US Marine Corps on November 4, 1964 at Parris Island South Carolina. He arrived in Vietnam on August 21, 1967 and was assigned to Company K, 3d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF.
On the morning of 28 July Company K moved out from the village complex of Da Hoa in an area known to the Marines as "DODGE CITY' towards the east, the third platoon began to receive some harassing rifle fire which ceased abruptly. Within a short period of time, the men heard an eruption of gunfire from the direction of the second platoon; their comrades had ventured into a prepared enemy ambush and were under devastating fire. The NVA were hidden in concealed fortified positions along a tree line at the edge of wide open rice paddies and had been waiting for the approaching Marines who were strung out in a column along the rice paddy dikes. At the appropriate time, the enemy, estimated to have been a Company sized force opened up with all available fire power it had cutting down many of the Marines approaching them. The third platoon quickly reacted towards the battle but was immediately pinned down by machine gun and automatic weapons fire which raked the men.
A large number of casualties were taken by the Marines who found themselves with little cover in open rice paddies; reaction forces from Company L and M were dispatched to assist the beleaguered Marines who were unable to move in any direction and had little cover. Marines assaulted the enemy fortifications, enabling others in attempting to retrieve their fallen comrades, artillery, fixed wing and air strike missions were called in on the enemy positions helping to relieve some of the pressure on the men under fire. By late afternoon Company K was able to link up with the men from Company L and M, moving with their casualties to a secured LZ (Landing Zone) to evacuate their dead and wounded.
The day proved to be a costly one for the Marines, Company K lost seventeen men who were killed in action, including their US Navy Corpsman, many more were wounded and evacuated. Company M had one Marine killed and five wounded, a Radio Operator was killed and the FO (Forward Observer) from Battery I, 11th Marines was wounded during the battle.
SSgt Brooks was one of the casualties, he was killed in action as a result of hostile rifle fire.
Casualties: H&S Company
Wayne Maurice Caron * MEDAL OF HONOR
Casualties: Company K
David Leroy Brooks
Edward Joseph Downs * Silver Star Medal
Philip Lyn Gosselin
George Stephen Johnson
Douglas Milton Kelly
John Manning Lancaster
Robert Charles Lee
Daniel Edward Lloyd
James Calvin Markel Jr.
Carl Robert Miller
Anthony Carlos Pino
Raphael Johnny Rendon
John Edward Rice
John Reyito Serrano * Silver Star Medal
William Stanley Smoyer
John Jeremiah Till
Casualties: Company M
Jorge Martinez * Silver Star Medal
I Battery, 11th Marines
Richard Edward Urban
On the morning of 28 July Company K moved out from the village complex of Da Hoa in an area known to the Marines as "DODGE CITY' towards the east, the third platoon began to receive some harassing rifle fire which ceased abruptly. Within a short period of time, the men heard an eruption of gunfire from the direction of the second platoon; their comrades had ventured into a prepared enemy ambush and were under devastating fire. The NVA were hidden in concealed fortified positions along a tree line at the edge of wide open rice paddies and had been waiting for the approaching Marines who were strung out in a column along the rice paddy dikes. At the appropriate time, the enemy, estimated to have been a Company sized force opened up with all available fire power it had cutting down many of the Marines approaching them. The third platoon quickly reacted towards the battle but was immediately pinned down by machine gun and automatic weapons fire which raked the men.
A large number of casualties were taken by the Marines who found themselves with little cover in open rice paddies; reaction forces from Company L and M were dispatched to assist the beleaguered Marines who were unable to move in any direction and had little cover. Marines assaulted the enemy fortifications, enabling others in attempting to retrieve their fallen comrades, artillery, fixed wing and air strike missions were called in on the enemy positions helping to relieve some of the pressure on the men under fire. By late afternoon Company K was able to link up with the men from Company L and M, moving with their casualties to a secured LZ (Landing Zone) to evacuate their dead and wounded.
The day proved to be a costly one for the Marines, Company K lost seventeen men who were killed in action, including their US Navy Corpsman, many more were wounded and evacuated. Company M had one Marine killed and five wounded, a Radio Operator was killed and the FO (Forward Observer) from Battery I, 11th Marines was wounded during the battle.
SSgt Brooks was one of the casualties, he was killed in action as a result of hostile rifle fire.
Casualties: H&S Company
Wayne Maurice Caron * MEDAL OF HONOR
Casualties: Company K
David Leroy Brooks
Edward Joseph Downs * Silver Star Medal
Philip Lyn Gosselin
George Stephen Johnson
Douglas Milton Kelly
John Manning Lancaster
Robert Charles Lee
Daniel Edward Lloyd
James Calvin Markel Jr.
Carl Robert Miller
Anthony Carlos Pino
Raphael Johnny Rendon
John Edward Rice
John Reyito Serrano * Silver Star Medal
William Stanley Smoyer
John Jeremiah Till
Casualties: Company M
Jorge Martinez * Silver Star Medal
I Battery, 11th Marines
Richard Edward Urban
David was the dear husband of Marilyn W. Brooks, the father of David L. ,and Daniel L. Brooks of Vero Beach Florida; the beloved son of Oscar C. Brooks and Dorothy M. Brooks of Oxford. SSgt Brooks was a veteran of over four years of service and he had re-enlisted in the US Marine Corps on November 4, 1964 at Parris Island South Carolina. He arrived in Vietnam on August 21, 1967 and was assigned to Company K, 3d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st MARDIV (Rein) FMF.
On the morning of 28 July Company K moved out from the village complex of Da Hoa in an area known to the Marines as "DODGE CITY' towards the east, the third platoon began to receive some harassing rifle fire which ceased abruptly. Within a short period of time, the men heard an eruption of gunfire from the direction of the second platoon; their comrades had ventured into a prepared enemy ambush and were under devastating fire. The NVA were hidden in concealed fortified positions along a tree line at the edge of wide open rice paddies and had been waiting for the approaching Marines who were strung out in a column along the rice paddy dikes. At the appropriate time, the enemy, estimated to have been a Company sized force opened up with all available fire power it had cutting down many of the Marines approaching them. The third platoon quickly reacted towards the battle but was immediately pinned down by machine gun and automatic weapons fire which raked the men.
A large number of casualties were taken by the Marines who found themselves with little cover in open rice paddies; reaction forces from Company L and M were dispatched to assist the beleaguered Marines who were unable to move in any direction and had little cover. Marines assaulted the enemy fortifications, enabling others in attempting to retrieve their fallen comrades, artillery, fixed wing and air strike missions were called in on the enemy positions helping to relieve some of the pressure on the men under fire. By late afternoon Company K was able to link up with the men from Company L and M, moving with their casualties to a secured LZ (Landing Zone) to evacuate their dead and wounded.
The day proved to be a costly one for the Marines, Company K lost seventeen men who were killed in action, including their US Navy Corpsman, many more were wounded and evacuated. Company M had one Marine killed and five wounded, a Radio Operator was killed and the FO (Forward Observer) from Battery I, 11th Marines was wounded during the battle.
SSgt Brooks was one of the casualties, he was killed in action as a result of hostile rifle fire.
Casualties: H&S Company
Wayne Maurice Caron * MEDAL OF HONOR
Casualties: Company K
David Leroy Brooks
Edward Joseph Downs * Silver Star Medal
Philip Lyn Gosselin
George Stephen Johnson
Douglas Milton Kelly
John Manning Lancaster
Robert Charles Lee
Daniel Edward Lloyd
James Calvin Markel Jr.
Carl Robert Miller
Anthony Carlos Pino
Raphael Johnny Rendon
John Edward Rice
John Reyito Serrano * Silver Star Medal
William Stanley Smoyer
John Jeremiah Till
Casualties: Company M
Jorge Martinez * Silver Star Medal
I Battery, 11th Marines
Richard Edward Urban
On the morning of 28 July Company K moved out from the village complex of Da Hoa in an area known to the Marines as "DODGE CITY' towards the east, the third platoon began to receive some harassing rifle fire which ceased abruptly. Within a short period of time, the men heard an eruption of gunfire from the direction of the second platoon; their comrades had ventured into a prepared enemy ambush and were under devastating fire. The NVA were hidden in concealed fortified positions along a tree line at the edge of wide open rice paddies and had been waiting for the approaching Marines who were strung out in a column along the rice paddy dikes. At the appropriate time, the enemy, estimated to have been a Company sized force opened up with all available fire power it had cutting down many of the Marines approaching them. The third platoon quickly reacted towards the battle but was immediately pinned down by machine gun and automatic weapons fire which raked the men.
A large number of casualties were taken by the Marines who found themselves with little cover in open rice paddies; reaction forces from Company L and M were dispatched to assist the beleaguered Marines who were unable to move in any direction and had little cover. Marines assaulted the enemy fortifications, enabling others in attempting to retrieve their fallen comrades, artillery, fixed wing and air strike missions were called in on the enemy positions helping to relieve some of the pressure on the men under fire. By late afternoon Company K was able to link up with the men from Company L and M, moving with their casualties to a secured LZ (Landing Zone) to evacuate their dead and wounded.
The day proved to be a costly one for the Marines, Company K lost seventeen men who were killed in action, including their US Navy Corpsman, many more were wounded and evacuated. Company M had one Marine killed and five wounded, a Radio Operator was killed and the FO (Forward Observer) from Battery I, 11th Marines was wounded during the battle.
SSgt Brooks was one of the casualties, he was killed in action as a result of hostile rifle fire.
Casualties: H&S Company
Wayne Maurice Caron * MEDAL OF HONOR
Casualties: Company K
David Leroy Brooks
Edward Joseph Downs * Silver Star Medal
Philip Lyn Gosselin
George Stephen Johnson
Douglas Milton Kelly
John Manning Lancaster
Robert Charles Lee
Daniel Edward Lloyd
James Calvin Markel Jr.
Carl Robert Miller
Anthony Carlos Pino
Raphael Johnny Rendon
John Edward Rice
John Reyito Serrano * Silver Star Medal
William Stanley Smoyer
John Jeremiah Till
Casualties: Company M
Jorge Martinez * Silver Star Medal
I Battery, 11th Marines
Richard Edward Urban
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