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The Old War and the New War in Viet Nam
A long, reflective piece contrasts the early Viet Nam fighting style with the modern air war. It covers deserters, discipline gaps, helicopter dominance, and the scale of American commitments, plus civic action efforts and the human cost including Sgt. McMellon’s Thanksgiving kindness and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hone
Viet Nam
1St Sgf
James Shannon
Brookhaven
Miss
Mekong Delta
James Spruill
Raymond A. Adam
Spruill
New York Herald
Suffern
N.Y
Suai van Tam
Navy
Dale Myercord
St. Louis
Oscar Padgett
Madisonville
Tex
Delta
1St Infantry Division
1St Air Cavalry
178Rd Airborne Brigade
101St Airborne
3Rd Marine Division
U.S
7Th Fleet
Top San Nhut
2Nd Air Division
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Col
Allen Burdett
Asheville
N. C
1St Cavalry
Ia Drang Valley
Elephant Country
Guar
Pavn — Peoples Army
North
Laos
Bau Bang
Ap Loi Nguyen
Mekong
South Viet Nam
Communist National Liberation Front
Ben Cat
Saigon
Mabadal Wibngoce
Clay Wright
Wright
Ia Drang
Michaelin
Johnson
Nguyen Cao Ky
Honolulu
Asia
Capeness