On that day, a convoy of the 81 trucks escorted by eight Military Police gun jeeps left Long Binh Post for the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division at Tây Ninh Combat Base.

Approximately 11:45, a battalion sized enemy force opened fire from the Ben Chu Rubber Plantation on their right.

Seay left the cover of his position several times to toss hand grenades back and was finally wounded in the wrist.

The nearest mechanized infantry security forces approached with M113 armored personnel carriers but the intense enemy fire would not allow them to enter the kill zone, so they established casualty collection points at both ends of the kill zone.

Truck drivers and MPs either fought in small pockets like Seay and Sellman or maneuvered to the safety of the ends of the convoy.