The Green Berets’ initial walkthroughs of the mission…

Army,

Monday Sept 21st, 1970

…exactly 50 years ago this week

Our training began with us walking through our positions over and over again in daylight. During the first month, there were several changes to how we performed our mission. Each person had specific tasks to perform. Not only did we have to know our own role, but we had to know the role of the man to our left and right and where they would be when the firing started.

Capt Dan Turner and I were a two-man team. As the RTO for Redwine Security Group my job was (as Capt Dan put it): “I want you an arm’s length from me or I will be the one who’ll shoot you!” And if you knew Capt Dan, he would have, so you can bet I stayed damn close to him.

Capt Glenn Rouse (Greenleaf), Major Keith Grimes, Sgt 1st Class Leroy Carlson (Greenleaf). Notice the Deuce-and-a-Half truck that brought the Green Berets to the Mockup each day this week.

Read Sgt Terry Buckler’s full story in Who Will Go.

Click Here:  The book.