This official narrative, prepared in support of a valor award for 1st Lt. Donald L. Engebretsen, describes his repeated low-altitude attack passes in an A-1 Skyraider on 5 January 1970 to save a reconnaissance team pinned down by a company-sized enemy force. Flying as low as treetop level under sustained enemy fire, Lieutenant Engebretsen and his flight lead broke the enemy assault, enabling the wounded team's rescue — credited with saving lives that day over Southeast Asia. Project: 219659