Interview conducted in 1989. Publication date based on signed memorandum for record (Appendix A). "This oral history transcript has been produced ... as part of the US Army War College/US Army Military History Institute's AY 1989 Senior Officer Oral History Program"--Foreword. Prepared under the auspices of the Military History Institute's Oral History Branch.

Background of interview participants -- Reason for joining the special forces -- Deploying for OPERATION WHITE STAR -- Discussion of Kong Lee -- Working with the Program Evaluation Office in Thailand -- Discussion of "Meo" (Hmong) tribesmen -- Description of operations -- Motivation problems within the Royal Laotian Army -- The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and the controversy over the origins of the special forces -- Detachment 101, the Nungs, and the Vietnamese -- Training the Royal Laotian Army -- Operations in Myitkyina in World War II -- Mobile Strike Force Command (MIKE) discussion -- Description of rotation out of Vietnam and retirement.