The 82nd wasn't in Vietnam at that time. I believe that some 82nd elements came over late in the war, but not sure. You would see guys with 82nd combat patches from time to time. The 101st was very active in the Tuy Hoa area north of us and you would have an officer (Usually a Captain) down begging for some better radios and offering AKs as trade bait. Apparently they were asking a lot out of their PRICK 25s. Not to get into the 101st/82 rivalry, but the 101st was an elite unit and very good at what they did. The 82 was looked down upon by soldiers I met because of all of the CIBs that were handed out from the Dominican operation.