In February 1968, the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division was understrength, with only enough paratroopers to deploy a single brigade. The 3rd Brigade was flown 9000 miles to reinforce American units fighting the North Vietnamese Army around Hue--received a Valorous Unit Award for their actions there. James Dorn was on Brigade staff. He later led a rifle platoon with the 3rd in the rice paddies west of Saigon. In his second year with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in the Central Highlands. he again led a platoon until promoted to captain. His frank and detailed memoir recounts their diverse combat…mehr
In February 1968, the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division was understrength, with only enough paratroopers to deploy a single brigade. The 3rd Brigade was flown 9000 miles to reinforce American units fighting the North Vietnamese Army around Hue--received a Valorous Unit Award for their actions there. James Dorn was on Brigade staff. He later led a rifle platoon with the 3rd in the rice paddies west of Saigon. In his second year with the 173rd Airborne Brigade in the Central Highlands. he again led a platoon until promoted to captain. His frank and detailed memoir recounts their diverse combat missions, inhumanity for civilians and the day-to-day life of Infantrymen in the field.
James M. Dorn is a retired U.S. Army infantry parachutist and special forces qualified officer, a retired municipal police officer, and a retired lawyer. He lives in Chino Hills, California.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments viii In Memoriam An Infantryman's Lot Preface Part One. The 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division 1. From Emergency Alert to Arrival in Vietnam 2 The Brigade's Public Information Staff Officer 3. The Brigade's Post Exchange Officer 4. Transferred to the 1st Battalion, 508th PIR 5. 1st Platoon, D Company, 1st Battalion, 508th PIR 6. Pineapples and a Missing Battalion Commander 7. Mudflats, Ice Cream and a Man Drowned 8. Christmas, Bob Hope, a Medcap, and an Airstrike 9. Extending My Tour for Six More Months 10. Farewell 3rd Brigade, Hello 173rd Brigade Part Two. The 173rd Airborne Brigade 11. LZ Uplift, Reconnaissance Missions, and a Life Saved 12. "C" Company, 3rd Battalion, 503rd PIR 13. Patrolling Deep in the Central Highlands 14. To Climb a Mile High Mountain 15. Resupply, Mail, a Desert and Bouncing Bettys 16. Pacification, Stupid Questions and a Heavy Machine Gun 17. A Man Killed by a Claymore Mine and RF/PFs 18. Helping Rebuild the Village and a Feast 19. Regional Force, Local Force and a USO Visit 20. Waterboarding a Female Viet Cong Member 21. The Last Time I Lead My Men into Danger 22. A Captain on the Battalion's Operations Staff 23. Time to Go Home 24. Awards and Decorations Epilogue Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments viii In Memoriam An Infantryman's Lot Preface Part One. The 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division 1. From Emergency Alert to Arrival in Vietnam 2 The Brigade's Public Information Staff Officer 3. The Brigade's Post Exchange Officer 4. Transferred to the 1st Battalion, 508th PIR 5. 1st Platoon, D Company, 1st Battalion, 508th PIR 6. Pineapples and a Missing Battalion Commander 7. Mudflats, Ice Cream and a Man Drowned 8. Christmas, Bob Hope, a Medcap, and an Airstrike 9. Extending My Tour for Six More Months 10. Farewell 3rd Brigade, Hello 173rd Brigade Part Two. The 173rd Airborne Brigade 11. LZ Uplift, Reconnaissance Missions, and a Life Saved 12. "C" Company, 3rd Battalion, 503rd PIR 13. Patrolling Deep in the Central Highlands 14. To Climb a Mile High Mountain 15. Resupply, Mail, a Desert and Bouncing Bettys 16. Pacification, Stupid Questions and a Heavy Machine Gun 17. A Man Killed by a Claymore Mine and RF/PFs 18. Helping Rebuild the Village and a Feast 19. Regional Force, Local Force and a USO Visit 20. Waterboarding a Female Viet Cong Member 21. The Last Time I Lead My Men into Danger 22. A Captain on the Battalion's Operations Staff 23. Time to Go Home 24. Awards and Decorations Epilogue Index
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