1968 MISSION ACCOMPLISHED ADVISE & DISSENT: My Year With MACV

As a regular Army officer, I was assigned to the war zone in Vietnam to advise the Army of Vietnam with my knowledge of the large projectile 155 mm artillery armament. I was to be a problem solver and assist them so that they could fight their war without the use of U.S forces, and win their trust and the hearts and minds of the civilian population so they could live free of fear and violence. I left the country disillusioned with the military and political leadership that was not dedicated to solving the peasants’ concerns, but more interested in how they could get some of the money the U.S. was giving their country