John Morrisey, Springwheat Team Leader, recalls an insertion of the team in which they became surrounded on a hilltop and attacked at night by a force of more than 50 NVA.  Morrisey had his men keep shifting around the team’s perimeter attempting to make the 7 man team look like a larger force.  Meanwhile, Kuhl coordinated artillery fire.  Using the location of a bright night searchlight as the base position, he guided the artillery fire to their position.  He walked artillery rounds the full 360 degrees around the exterior of the team’s perimeter bringing it within yards of the Recon team in order to hold off the superior enemy force.  The firefight continued through the long night, with enemy forces continually attempting to penetrate the team’s perimeter, but unable to do so due to the accuracy of the supporting fire on their position, coordinated by Kuhl.  At daylight the enemy withdrew leaving 50 dead.  All members of Team Springwheat survived the engagement.  

Morrisey stated that this had never been done previously in combat (use of the light as a base), but as it was night and they were being overwhelmed, necessity became the mother of invention at work!   Kuhl was recommended for a significant decoration, but for reasons unknown, it was never processed.  Although Kuhl never inquired about it and let it lay in the past, Morrisey and several others of the team are attempting to have it belatedly awarded posthumously