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fluid and trying of combat situations. Simply a testimony to both Captain
Roger “Rock” Pollard and 1stLt Scott Williams for offering that type of
leadership to Delta Company.
As the conversations with Fred Battley, Gonder, and Sgt Zawalick
went on, time went by and time was fleeting. I broke contact with the LAV-
C2 and made it over to Red 4, also known as Death Stalker, and spent a
moment chatting with that crew: They were Red 5’s wingman at OP4… I was
the driver of Red 5 then and it was commanded by Sgt Kyle Reynolds out of
Littlefield TX (of course we all knew that Littlefield was the home of Waylon
Jennings because Sgt Reynolds never let us forget that). He was a small in
stature Texas man but had the heart of a lion. Sgt Reynolds was one of the
original Marines that began with Delta Company and had the respect of
every man in Delta. Absolutely Sgt Reynolds had zero fear, under any
circumstance, at any time.

Sgt Kyle Reynolds of Red 5, aka Steel Justice, seen here after the
war, on the streets of Twentynine Palms during the victory
parade downtown.

Death Stalker, I felt like I was taking my own life into my own hands
just to approach this vehicle…. The crewmen on this Hogg were absolutely
ferocious, the best in the business. We called them “old school”. Sgt Vaetoe
had also been the Vehicle Commander of Red 4 at the Battle of OP4, and he
was the Marine who initially alerted the Company Commander of massive
tank movement across the berm. LCpl Jacques Moreno, Cpl Matt Zuiderhof,
Cpl Johnny Norsworthy, LCpl Roach, and Sgt Walsh were all present. We
spent about 20 minutes chatting back and forth, Jacques Moreno, with his
non-stop comical poking and jabbing, one of the fastest wittiest Marines of
Delta Company. Johnny Norsworthy was rated as one of the top four
Bushmaster Cannon specialists of Delta Company. He was an imposing
figure. Simply being around this Marine was nerve-racking. Johnny knew his
job and expected all others to be the same. This Corporal of Marines (Johnny