"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 and joined the battle. The 3rd Brigade received a Valorous Unit Award for their actions in combat 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 Rifle Platoon until he 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes index.

From Emergency Alert to Arrival in Vietnam -- The Brigade's Public Information Staff Officer -- The Brigade's Post Exchange Officer -- Transferred to the 1st Battalion, 508th PIR -- 1st Platoon, D Company, 1st Battalion, 508th PIR -- Pineapples and a Missing Battalion Commander -- Mudflats, Ice Cream and a Man Drowned -- Christmas, Bob Hope, a Medcap, and an Airstrike -- Extending My Tour for Six More Months -- Farewell 3rd Brigade, Hello 173rd Brigade -- LZ Uplift, Reconnaissance Missions, and a Life Saved -- "C" Company, 3rd Battalion, 503rd PIR -- Patrolling Deep in the Central Highlands -- To Climb a Mile High Mountain -- Resupply, Mail, a Desert and Bouncing Bettys -- Pacification, Stupid Questions and a Heavy Machine Gun -- A Man Killed by a Claymore Mine and RF/PF -- Helping Rebuild the Village and a Feast -- Regional Force, Local Force and a USO Visit -- Waterboarding a Female Viet Cong Member -- The Last Time I Lead My Men Into Danger -- A Captain on the Battalion's Operations Staff -- Time to Go Home -- Awards and Decorations.