Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
Preface     

PART I: 1965–1967
1. Welcome to the Army!     
2. A Brief History of Vietnam     
3. Advanced Infantry Training and Officer Candidate School     

PART II: 1967–1968
4. Situation (September 1967)     
5. The School Solution     
6. Ambushed in a Rice Paddy     
7. The Battle of Dak To (October–November 1967)     
8. From the Perspective of Our Under-Strength Platoons     
9. The Montagnards     
10. Tet and the Turn of the Tide     
11. Back to the Boonies (May–July 1968)     
12. Last Six Weeks (August–September 1968)     

PART III: 1968–1970
13. Homecoming (September 1968)     
14. Stateside Army     
15. Return to Civilian Life     

PART IV: 1970–Present
16. The Journey (1970–Present)     

Appendix A: Comparison of Vietnam War Casualties to Other American Wars     
Appendix B: Army Medals     
Appendix C: Hostile (Combat) and Non-Hostile Deaths in Vietnam     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index