Jul 10, 2015 · The War Dance (May, 1967), by Richard Dieterle a tent in An Khê — the veterans hold a wild war dance — Indian ways — the story of a stunning tragedy Friendly Fire (Late …

The pamphlets were written in Vietnamese and had drawings showing soldiers being sent to South Vietnam and their wives or girlfriends, who were in North Vietnam, were having affairs …

Scenes of the Crash of the C-130 Photographs of Vietnam 1/12 Cavalry, Ashau Valley April 26,1968 (12th Cavalry Regiment Association Website) The Fireball that Erupted when the C …

Every light weapons infantryman in Vietnam experienced a wide range of incidents that were very dangerous and life threatening, but not significant enough to be considered a firefight.

Receiving fire from enemy soldiers is one thing, but receiving fire from other GIs or South Vietnamese soldiers, friendly fire, is a totally different story. You can return fire when the …

All units were on very high alert because the Division would be operating in the most dangerous area of South Vietnam. The Battalion had several briefings regarding the changes to be made …

Vietnam was a war full of crimes, but I am happy to report that A 1/8 had a clean record during the time that I was there. Nevertheless, there was one moral anomaly worth recounting.

I got my first look at the M-16 rifle, the weapon most commonly used in Vietnam, on Tuesday, February 28, 1967. At first glance I thought it was some type of toy gun because it was shaped …

Hoerner, who was on his first mission in Vietnam, was carrying a mortar base plate, and he sat on the plate and was wiping the sweat off his face when he got on the ground.

Not only our platoon, but the U. S. Army and the entirety of mankind lost a tremendous human being on August 21, 1967, the day that Roger Dale Root died in a small hamlet in the area of …