Sgt. Yntema then continued to repulse the attacking Viet Cong attempting to overrun his position until, out of ammunition and surrounded, he was offered the opportunity to surrender. Refusing, Sgt.
Sgt. Yntema then persisted in countering the invading Viet Cong forces trying to capture his location until, depleted of ammunition and encircled, he was given the chance to yield. Declining, Sgt.