I admire you Jim. I never wanted to go into the Army in the first place but made a commitment to try and give it my best effort. I was the only draftee in my platoon and finished #2 in the company. I was offered SF and OCS turned them down on both but almost bit on the OCS. Luck would have it, I sat next to an Infantry Capt who had just returned from the Ia Drang and he told me "If you do this you will die" . I should have kissed him. Six months later I was in Vietnam anyway.

























squad leader the whole time and got my promotions right on time. When I was leaving Capt Bell told me he'd make me a Sergeant if I reupped. I told him