Overview

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.

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Author:   James M. Dorn
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.308kg
ISBN:  

9781476689333

ISBN 10:   1476689334
Pages:   234
Publication Date:   21 November 2022
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"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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“Highly readable and lucid”—VVA Veteran

"""Highly readable and lucid""--VVA Veteran"

Author Information

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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