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George P. Yung had no ideawhere he was going when heboarded a helicopter in May of1966 in Saigon with orders toreport to a remote base. “I didn’teven know what I was supposed todo,” he recounted of his initial daysin South Vietnam.

He had been in the U.S. Navytwo years, which included a rela-tively uneventful stint in theDominican Republic during con-flicts there. So far, his experiencein South Vietnam had been fairlycalm as well.

Touring around the capital forthree days after his arrival, heenjoyed Saigon’s exotic atmos-phere and French colonial stylearchitecture — though armedguards and sandbags aroundmajor hotels and throngs of mili-tary personnel were remindersthat the country was at war withits communist neighbor to thenorth.

Soon, he was above lush junglecruising south. “The rivers andgreen country looked beautiful,”remembered Yung. The region the22-year old Radarman Third Classmarveled at below seemed morelike a garden paradise than a warzone.

Unaware of his destination orjob, Yung was in fact being ferriedover an area called the Rung Sat.

It means “Forest of Assassins” or“Killer Jungle” depending on thetranslation. Into the Rung Sat Special Zone

Neither land nor sea, the RungSat encompasses more than 400square miles of putrid swamp andwaterways that fan out south ofSaigon. As Yung gazed down fromhis helicopter it looked tranquilenough, but to American soldiersslogging their way through itsequipment-corroding muck theRung Sat was a sinister and eerieplace — a noxious and malodorousmixture of quick sand, murkywater harboring venomous snakesand tangled thickets of mangrovesand twisted bamboo shoots.

Dark and foreboding, foot-longcentipedes and gargantuan spi-ders added to the swamp’sprimeval nature. Its sluggish saltywaterways seemed incapable ofsupporting life except for massiveswarms of stinging and bitinginsects including disease-carryingmosquitoes. Hot, steamy and

dank, the foul smell of gasesreleased by decaying vegetationwas overwhelming. Mistake a thincoat of mud for firm ground and asolider laden with gear mightplunge into a fetid pool of slime —and disappear.

These inhospitable and septicconditions also made the Rung Sata haven for Viet Cong. Hidden bydark jungle canopies, often unde-tected in their marshy lairs by sol-diers passing within yards, theyambushed cargo ships travelingthe narrow Saigon River, whichmeandered 45 miles from the capi-tal to the ocean by the port city ofVung Tau where it spewed yellowsilt into the crystal-clear SouthChina Sea.

As a result, the Rung Sat SpecialZone was established around theSaigon River to protect ships car-rying supplies pouring into SouthVietnam from America, its mainally, and to thwart Viet Cong whoused their knowledge of its intri-cate waterways to harbor troopsand equipment infiltrating fromNorth Vietnam.

Yung, who had volunteered forservice in Vietnam, was eventuallydeposited in a rice patty. “Whenmy helicopter landed, I got out andsaid to myself, ‘Wait a minute, I’min the Navy, not the Army. Ishouldn’t be here!’”

But “here” he was — in the RungSat Special Zone, a breedingground and sanctuary for a multi-tude of malicious inhabitants thatvariously bit, stung, infected andkilled; a swampy maze laced withmanmade and natural booby

George P. Yung: ‘I am the lucky one’

See YUNG, page 7

BY RICK CORDES

STAFF WRITER

FABIUS TOWNSHIP — RonaldLewis Woods is home and safethanks to an exhaustive and suc-cessful search by St. JosephCounty Sheriff ’s Department andReserves, the Michigan StatePolice and a Michigan State Policehelicopter.

Woods, 73, of Fabius Township,looked a bit weary and disheveledwhen he stepped out of theSheriff ’s Department CommandCenter at about 4 p.m. Tuesdaybut appeared otherwise to be ingood shape, belying the fact thathe’d spent the previous 19 hoursoutdoors, including all of a verycold Monday night sheltered onlyby the clothing he was wearingwhen he left his home at about 9p.m.

“He was lying on the groundnext to a tree row,” Sheriff ’sCaptain Jason Bingaman said,describing the scene he came upona few minutes earlier after beingguided to Woods by the MSP heli-copter circling overhead.

When Bingaman and other offi-cers approached, Woods aroseunder his own power, somewhatdazed but able to walk andrespond to his rescuers who’d

found him about 125 yards offDutch Settlement Road, barelyinto Cass County.

“He doesn’t normally go out atnight,” Phyllis Woods saidmoments after being reunited atthe command post with her hus-band of 48 years.

On the night before Woods hadleft the house against her wishes.“I tried to stop him, but he pushedpast me,” she said, explaining thatRonald had suffered a stroke andalso has symptoms of dementia.She paused a moment and lookedat him. “But with all that, he’s gota strong heart.”

The Woods farm home is in therolling wooded and swamp-lacedlands along Dutch SettlementRoad northwest of Three Rivers,and yesterday it became the focalpoint of a search launched at mid-night Monday when Phyllis Woodsphoned 911 for assistance in find

CommissionerapplicantssoughtDeadline is Nov. 30BY ELENA HINES

MANAGING EDITOR

THREE RIVERS — The ThreeRivers city commission has set adeadline of Nov. 30 at 4 p.m. forapplications for the post of first-district commissioner. The per-son selected would fill out theyear remaining in the term ofcommissioner Judy Gilchrist,who recently resigned to marryand move to Oregon.

The position is open to anyonein the city, and someone will beappointed at the commission’sDec. 4 meeting.

Commissioner David Yorkmade a motion to appoint LarryMatson, who had served asthird-district commissioner butlost his re-election bid last week,to the post. During citizen com-ment time, Gus Hilson of ThreeRivers had also recommendedMatson.

However, other commissionersexpressed some procedural con-cerns.

“I like Larry, think he did agreat job and would like to seehim run in the future,”Commissioner Daryl Griffithsaid. “But since it’s district vs.at-large, I’d like to see someonefrom the district fill the position.In addition, “I’m not sure whatkind of message it sends” whensomeone loses an election and

ReunitedRonald Woods is greeted by his wifePhyllis shortly after he was located bya Michigan State Police helicopter fol-lowing an extensive search for themissing man. Assisting is ThreeRivers Fire/Rescue firefighter/EMTKatie Benn.

Commercial-News/Rick Cordes

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See MAN FOUND, page 3

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AEP NY 1.88 4.5 13 41.34 +.07 +.1

BP PLC NY 1.92 4.7 6 40.54 -.41 -5.1

Cisco Nasd .56 3.3 11 16.85 -.01 -6.5

Citigroup NY .04 .1 11 36.16 -.26 +37.4

ConAgra NY 1.00 3.6 19 27.82 -.02 +5.4

Disney NY .60 1.3 15 47.96 +.51 +27.9

Eaton NY 1.52 3.1 12 49.47 -.08 +13.6

ExxonMbl NY 2.28 2.6 11 86.47 -.85 +2.0

FifthThird Nasd .40 2.9 9 14.00 -.23 +10.1

FordM NY .20 1.8 9 11.00 +.03 +2.2

GenElec NY .68 3.3 16 20.68 -.21 +15.5

HarleyD NY .62 1.4 16 45.53 -.31 +17.1

HewlettP NY .53 4.0 5 13.14 -.27 -49.0

HomeDp NY 1.16 1.8 23 63.38 +2.22 +50.8

Intel Nasd .90 4.4 9 20.28 -.49 -16.4

JohnJn NY 2.44 3.5 23 69.51 -.17 +6.0

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Kellogg NY 1.76 3.3 16 53.82 +.15 +6.4

McDnlds NY 3.08 3.6 16 84.64 -.24 -15.6

Microsoft Nasd .92 3.4 15 27.09 -.90 +4.4

Oracle Nasd .24 .8 15 30.02 -.28 +17.0

PepsiCo NY 2.15 3.1 18 68.58 -.03 +3.4

Perrigo Nasd .36 .3 22 103.43 -1.69 +6.3

Pfizer NY .88 3.7 14 24.05 -.06 +11.1

Stryker NY .85 1.6 14 52.68 -.37 +6.0

VerizonCm NY 2.06 4.8 39 42.54 -.02 +6.0

WalMart NY 1.59 2.2 15 71.81 -.67 +20.2

Walgrn NY 1.10 3.4 13 32.54 -.22 -1.6

WellsFargo NY .88 2.7 10 32.02 -.35 +16.2

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499.82 422.90 Dow Utilities 445.83 +1.83 +.41 -4.06 -.64

8,515.60 6,898.12 NYSE Composite 8,023.23 -30.83 -.38 +7.31 +6.85

2,509.57 2,102.29 NYSE MKT Composite 2,373.79 -12.23 -.51 +4.19 +3.79

3,196.93 2,441.48 Nasdaq Composite 2,883.89 -20.37 -.70 +10.70 +7.36

1,474.51 1,158.66 S&P 500 1,374.53 -5.50 -.40 +9.30 +9.28

1,030.00 812.43 S&P MidCap 966.28 -2.54 -.26 +9.91 +8.43

15,432.54 12,158.90 Wilshire 5000 14,370.70 -61.66 -.43 +8.95 +8.68

868.50 666.16 Russell 2000 789.01 -4.75 -.60 +6.49 +6.18

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American Funds AMCAPA m LG 15,143 20.78 -1.9 +9.3/B +1.7/B 5.75 250

American Funds BalA m MA 33,986 19.91 -1.4 +10.8/A +3.1/A 5.75 250

American Funds BondA m CI 24,156 12.98 +0.2 +6.5/D +4.0/E 3.75 250

American Funds CapIncBuA m IH 58,027 51.91 -1.9 +9.4/A +0.3/C 5.75 250

American Funds CpWldGrIA m WS 46,012 35.53 -1.6 +10.5/A -1.9/C 5.75 250

American Funds EurPacGrA m FB 28,814 39.24 -0.9 +6.9/B -2.9/A 5.75 250

American Funds FnInvA m LB 32,240 39.23 -1.7 +11.0/B +0.3/C 5.75 250

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American Funds IncAmerA m MA 57,416 17.75 -1.3 +10.8/A +2.4/B 5.75 250

American Funds InvCoAmA m LB 44,920 29.80 -2.4 +10.7/B 0.0/C 5.75 250

American Funds MutualA m LV 15,677 27.73 -1.9 +10.5/B +2.1/A 5.75 250

American Funds NewPerspA m WS 29,583 29.84 -1.4 +10.4/A +0.1/A 5.75 250

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Federated EqIncA m LV 364 18.68 -3.4 +8.5/D +0.8/A 5.50 1,500

FrankTemp-Templeton World A m WS 4,842 15.31 -1.7 +8.5/B -2.1/C 5.75 1,000

Hartford BalC m MA 78 15.82 -2.4 +8.3/B +0.7/E 1.00 2,000

Hartford HealthcarC m SH 73 17.73 -4.0 +18.6/C +3.1/E 1.00 2,000

Lord Abbett AffiliatA m LV 5,426 11.51 -3.2 +10.1/C -2.9/E 5.75 1,000

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Lord Abbett BalA m MA 1,096 10.57 -1.4 +8.5/B +2.1/C 5.75 1,500

Lord Abbett BondDebA m MU 4,733 8.02 -0.3 +11.4/B +7.0/C 4.75 1,000

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Putnam GeoPutA m MA 980 13.05 -1.6 +9.9/A -1.5/E 5.75 0

Putnam GrowIncA m LV 4,237 14.19 -2.2 +12.0 -0.7 5.75 0

Putnam VoyagerA m LG 2,879 21.00 -4.5 +0.8/E +2.1/A 5.75 0

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NYSE8,023.23 -30.83

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SiriusXM 802323 2.79 +.01

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Intel 553471 20.28 -.49

PwShs QQQ363074 62.98 -.44

Dell Inc 345856 9.40 +.06

MicronT 290534 5.74 +.18

Yahoo 287678 17.85 +.34

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New Lows 133

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ComstkMn 2.28 +.10 +4.6

Lannett 4.72 +.18 +4.0

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EntGmg rs 2.13 -.22 -9.4

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More clarity: The Board ofCanvassers’ role in decidingif proposals are ballot-eligi-ble is open-ended. Memberslock horns over constitu-tional and legal issuesthey’re ill-equipped toresolve.

They should authenticatepetitions as to the numberof signatures, wording andformatting. It should be leftto the courts to determine ifproposals meet constitu-tional tests. Hotly contestedpropositions usually end upbefore the Supreme Courtor Court of Appeals, any-way.

But the time for suchchanges is not the hectictwo-week lame duck legisla-tive session coming up inearly December.

There’s plenty of unfin-ished business to fill up theschedule during that time.Instead, the newLegislature should arrive inLansing in January withelection reform high on itspriority list.

CONSTITUTIONContinued from page 4

traps. “It was hot and stunk like

garbage the whole time,”recalled Yung. “You werenever really dry.”

His job in radio communi-cations at the First Battalion,18th Infantry base camp wasto support U.S. patrol boatsprotecting the waterwaysand soldiers known as“swamp rats” on missions toroot out Viet Cong. At home in the Army

Yung’s initial shock at hissurroundings was alleviatedwhen he checked in at head-quarters. “Is that you,George?” the guard asked,peering at him. He was amassive man standing 6’8”and built like a tank. Yungdid a double take and thenrecognized him: He was Sgt.Charlie Smith, a drillinstructor Yung knew at FortDix, N.J.

Yung’s father had been alieutenant colonel stationedat Fort Dix. During summersin high school his dad turnedhim over to Sgt. Smith where

Yung would train, bivouacand practice shooting alongside the recruits. As a result,when he enlisted in the Navyin 1963, real boot camp inSan Diego was relativelyeasy for him. After basictraining, he attended 26weeks of radar school.

“When I saw Sgt. Smith afeeling of relief came overme,” Yung recalled. “I felt athome.” He quickly jumpedinto the task of assisting U.S.river patrol boats — PBRs forshort — and soldiers in thefield.

A dangerous job, PBRscruised the waterways check-ing Vietnamese san pans forweapons and supplies beingfunneled to the Viet Cong,who fired rockets andmachine guns at them fromtheir jungle hideouts. Yungmanaged radio contact withthese boats and coordinatedsupport when trouble aroseas it did when PBR-41 wasattacked and sunk.

In addition to patrol boats,three companies of swamp

rats rotated duties everythree days. “One would be inthe swamps on search anddestroy missions, one guard-ed the base and the thirdwould rest and dry out inVung Tau,” he recounted. The lucky one

After duty in the beautifulport city of Nah Trang on theChina Sea supporting Navyswift boats patrolling thecoast, Yung returned homecompleting 11 months servicein South Vietnam. He soonbecame busy with his job as apoliceman and raising a fam-

ily in Eastampton, N.J. Meanwhile, giant C-123

planes drenched the Run SatSpecial Zone, where theSaigon and Dong Nai Riversjoined, with thousands of gal-lons of defoliants, includingAgent Orange. The goal wasto denude the swamps andthereby deny the Viet Congtheir jungle cover. By 1970, ithad become the most heavilysprayed area in all Vietnam.

On April 30, 1975, throngsof panic-stricken civilianscrashed through the gates ofthe U.S. embassy in Saigonseeking refuge as NorthVietnamese Army tanksrolled in. In a frantic evacua-tion, helicopters airlifted thelast Marines in SouthVietnam from the embassy’srooftop and flew them to safe-ty aboard the U.S.SOkinawa.

The war was over, but notits repercussions. In fact, forGeorge Yung, now 69 yearsold, his experience in theVietnam War did not reallyhit home until recently when

he visited the travelingVietnam War Memorial inIndiana. He was flooded withemotion looking at the three-fifths scale replica of the onein Washington, D.C. “I got toit and couldn’t leave,” hesaid. “I stayed there forhours.”

Somewhere among themore than 58,000 names onthe wall of Americans thatdied in the war were two sol-diers he knew well, but onlyby face. There was Jim, aradioman who died when hisswift boat was blown up,leaving behind a wife andtwo children. There was“Indian,” the nickname givento a Native American whotransferred out of Yung’s baseto join the Green Berets, andwas later killed by a suicidebomber.

Yung stared for a momentat his own reflection in theglossy wall of names — eachone representing a tearfullymourned life — and thoughtto himself: “I am the luckyone.”

Students of the Month Left, Students of the Month for September at Three Rivers High Schoolare as follows: (from left) Hayley Taylor, Nicolle Ritchie, Brianne Ritchie,Juwaine Robertson, Shelby Kelly, Megan Southland, Kayla Turner,Danielle Stevens, Jenna Hetmansperger, (not pictured) Kurt Davis,Megan Elore, Austin Lemacks, Jacob Wilkins. Right, Students of theMonth for October at Three Rivers High School are as follows: (from left)Darrien Leach, Logan Holmes, Angela Jones, Andrew Adams, JamieBarrett, Trenton Johnson, Hailey Sove, Tre’von Tolbert, Jamie Rivers,Brianne Ritchie, (not pictured) Megan Elore.

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YUNGContinued from page 1