![]() ![]() I want to give them a heartfelt " THANK YOU," for their time, interviews, memories and efforts in making this project happen. Without them, this project would not have been possible. The other men who participated in this project were either friends or acquaintances of the men from North Carolina and Tennessee and gladly gave up their precious time to participate in this project. Incredibly, they would all meet 12,000 miles away from the United States in Vietnam, as members of the 199th LIB. Four of them are from the same community, where they grew up with one another and graduated from the same high school. Most of these men know each other and met one another in Vietnam. Most of the men interviewed and mentioned in this book are from the rural mountains of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee. I will leave that endeavor to individuals who are more qualified and have more knowledge and information on the unit than I do.įor me, this book is a culmination of more than 10 years of deep personal study and interest dealing with the 199th LIB. This is not, however, an official or concise history on the 199th Light Infantry Brigade. This book is about a small group of men who were once members of the finest infantry brigade in Vietnam from 1966-1970. He died at a homeless shelter in Denver, Colorado at the age of 53, shortly before the Christmas holidays of 2001. He served gallantly in Vietnam from 1969-1970. Roger was a patriot, a decorated combat veteran and an American soldier in Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment and Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 199th Light Infantry Brigade. I would also like to dedicate this to the memory Roger D. ![]() Their cause was a noble one and will always be remembered by those who care. This work is respectfully dedicated to the 755 young men from the 199th LIB who answered their country’s call to arms when they were needed most, and never made it back home to enjoy the other things that this life has to offer. Republic of Vietnam, May 25, 1969) Dedication Tet, Racetracks, May Battles and Pineapplesĭedication Ceremony, Camp Frenzell-Jones, Or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, The 199th Light Infantry Brigade In The Republic Of Vietnam, 1966-1970. Heroes from the Brigade were killed in action during the Vietnam War.style='mso-spacerun:yes'> Their memory and sacrifice will never be Often overshadowed by the larger, more "glamorous" units andĭivisions that fought in Southeast Asia, less than 25,000 men ever served in Vietnam to earn the dubious distinction as having lost the only general officer Vietnam to have a Chaplain awarded the Medal of Honor and the sole unit in To have an African-American as its commanding officer, the first unit in With ARVN forces in 1967, the first American brigade in U.S. Major American unit to undergo the process of Vietnamization Organized specifically for Vietnam service, the 199th became the first To have ever served in the United States Army. Time again that it was one of the finest and most professional infantry units During the American involvement in Vietnam, the 199th LIB proved time and Valor in the Republic of Vietnam from November 28th, 1966 to October 15th,ġ970. USAF operation to start fires by dropping bulk fuel from C-130s in concentrated areas.(Redcatchers) served with distinction, honor and Nixon administration covert plan to coerce the North Vietnamese to make concessions at the Paris Peace Talks military intelligence on likely Vietcong actions Systematic canvassing of the opinions of senior ARVN officers by U.S. ![]() " Parrot's Beak" area Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia USAF operation to sow anti-personnel mines This article is a list of known military operations of the Vietnam War in 1968, conducted by the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam, the United States and their allies. ![]()
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