LUCAS — U.S. Army PFC Richard “Rick” McFarland’s platoon was moving toward its night defensive position near the village of Vinh Loc. Evening was coming quickly at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 10, 1970, as the Recon Platoon moved quietly, about eight miles northwest of Quang Ngai City in the Republic of Vietnam. The 1967 Lucas […]