Table of Contents
Introduction 1
1 Background and Training for the Vietnam War 11
2 First Weeks in South Vietnam 25
3 First Blooding 37
4 Operations in the First Weeks of May 45
5 Battle of the Cholon Y Bridge 58
6 Combat in the Mekong Delta 69
7 Adapting to the Rear-Echelon and the Battle of the Plain of Reeds Report 82
8 Back at Bearcat and the Thai Presidential Award 101
9 Events at Dong Tam and Special Assignment 114
10 Back at Dong Tam 126
11 Last Months in South Vietnam 139
Conclusion 152
Appendices
A Captured Viet Cong Attack Plan 157
B Battle of Saigon, May 1968 163
C After Action Report, Battle of the Plain of Reeds 165
D Evaluation of Intimate Psychological Warfare 185
E Recondo Checkerboard Concept 188
F Psychological Warfare Ground Action, 11 November 1966 192
G Psyop Estimate of INPSYWAR 195
H Air Cushion Vehicle Report 196
I Viet Cong Strength and Combat Effectiveness, 1 August 1968 202
J Viet Cong Order of Battle (9th Infantry Division's Area), September 1968 203
K "Form Letter" from the 9th Infantry Division 206
Index 209
