I called my Brother last night. Et asked him again, what happened over there many yrs ago. Apparently, I got some of his story wrong. Figures.
The other Recon squad that was attacked. He heard the attack & gunfire over the base camp radio. As they called for help. Bro's squad was back at base camp at the time. He said, the squad that was attacked was a couple miles away from the main base camp. Up in the mountain jungle.
The Veteran that was bitten. Was grabbed by the arm, Et lifted up into the air. After the creature charged them in the darkness. Et that guy was bitten on the hand/fingers by the large creature. The guy's in that squad opened up on the creature, in the darkness. As that creature was right in among them. The Vet was hit in the legs by gunfire. Then the creature dropped him & took off.
The following days, are when the creature[same mountain area]. Followed my Bro's Recon squad. Bro said, that beast followed them for 4 days & 3 nights. They could hear it, but never seen it. The last night was when it was circling around them, roaring, chattering & snapping large sapplings. He said it's roars were loud & deep, high up off the ground.
Bro told me. While the creature was following them. All the birds in the jungle [in the area] went quiet. He said, even talking about it to this day. Makes the hair stand on his arms. He still remembered the fear.