Men of War Vietnam Rescue POW Mission US Campaign

[bigbossmalone]

i've read through this thread, and i'm not really sure if it's the same mission i'm stuck on, simply because things are being discussed that i either don't have, or more likely, haven't even got to that point yet.
for me, it's the 5th mission for the us campaign - i start with 5 men in a swampy area, and i have about 3 minutes to rescue a group of POW''s from a firing squad.
my problem is i don't know how the heck to get there - every path i try to take, my men seem to either just drown in the swamp, and there is a sniper who takes at least one of my men out before i can take him out.
i don't want to be losing any of my men so early in the mission, so what's the deal here?
is there some specific path i need to take to get to the POW's in time?
i can't find this path, seemingly every way i go, my guys just all start dying from unknown reasons, i'm not sure if they're drowning, being sniped, or hitting booby traps, but it seems every time i try to cross watery parts of the swamp, they all just suffer an instant death.
what's the secret to getting to the POWs, both in the time i have, and preferably without losing any men to the mysterious swamp death...?
any advice welcomed....

edit: ok, i found the path, thanks - as usual, after trying unsuccessfully for a few days, i solved it within minutes of posting here. ain't that just the way, lol.