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From 1945 to 1973, more than 100,000 members of the U.S. military were advisors in Vietnam. Of these, 66,399 were combat advisors. Eleven were awarded the Medal of Honor, 378 were killed and 1393 were wounded. Combat advisors lived and fought with South Vietnamese combat units, advising on tactics and weapons and liaising with local U.S. military support.
Bob Worthington's first tour (1966-1967) began with training at the Army Special Warfare School in unconventional warfare, Vietnamese culture and customs, advisor responsibilities and Vietnamese language. Once in-country, he acted as senior advisor to infantry defense forces and then an infantry mobile rapid reaction force. Worthington worked alongside ARVN forces, staging operations against Vietcong and North Vietnamese Army units, and coordinated actions with the U.S. Marines. He describes a night helicopter assault by a 320-man ARVN battalion against a 1,200-man NVA regiment. On another night, the Vietcong ceased fire while Worthington arranged a Marine helicopter to medevac a wounded baby.
List of contents
Table of ContentsPreface
¿1.¿U.S. Marine Corps and Army, 1957-1964
¿2.¿Preparing for Duty in Vietnam
¿3.¿Going to War, Finally
¿4.¿Da Nang, My First Assignment
¿5.¿Duty in Da Nang Garrison
¿6.¿Unrest in Da Nang
¿7.¿The Battle for Da Nang
¿8.¿Good-Bye to Da Nang
¿9.¿Joining the Third Battalion, Fifty-First Regiment
10.¿The County Fair in Hieu Nhon
11.¿Combat Operations Around Hoi An
12.¿Lam Son Infantry Training Center
13.¿Operations in Thanh Quit
14.¿The Battle for Nong Son: Day 1
15.¿Nong Son, Losing the Battle: Days 2 and 3
16.¿Nong Son, Regaining Lost Ground: Days 4 and 5
17.¿Nong Son, Winning the Battle: Days 6 to 8
18.¿Operations Around An Hoa
19.¿R & R in Hawai'i
20.¿The Night the Viet Cong Stopped the War
21.¿Going Home
Epilogue
Bob Worthington Military History
Index
About the author
The late Bob Worthington was a retired Army officer with 15 years in the infantry and special operations and 10 years as a clinical psychologist. He was also a retired university professor, having taught psychology, business and journalism, and an award-winning writer of 2600+ publications. He lived in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
