From there, it was a steep climb up a rural asphalt road that headed west and was well marked with signs pointing to point Alpha.

从盖萨开始是一条往西的上坡乡村柏油路，有很多指向阿尔法哨所的标示牌。

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Although American troops were stationed a mile away at Point Alpha, "we had no knowledge of that," Mrs. Herrlich recalled. "It was kept totally secret."

尽管美军就驻扎在一英里以外的阿尔法哨所，“我们对此一点也不知道，”赫尔里奇先生回忆道，“这是绝对保密的。”

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The 30 to 50 American troops stationed at Point Alpha were on call 24 hours a day for six weeks at a time and were rarely permitted to leave their base during that period.

在阿尔法哨所有30—50名美军人员，他们24小时执勤，每六周轮换一次，在此期间基本不允许离开基地。

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The company revealed it could return to Alpha at some point in the future to deepen it or drill a sidetrack well.

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The rifleman was stationed near Cu Chi and was part of Alpha Company, for whom he walked point or flank for 63 days.

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As I noted in a post a few days ago, the company was recently the subject of a bearish screed on Seeking Alpha by investor Whitney Tilson, to which Netflix CEO Reed Hastings responded in a point-by-point rebuttal of his own.

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