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Les Carter

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Les Carter was among the first military advisors to Vietnam, assigned to Pleiku in the fifties to help the Vietnamese develop a curriculum for their military academy. (3:50)

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When Les Carter arrived in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive, his battalion’s District was very unstable. By the time he left, nearly all enemies had been killed or driven off. That was the assessment of a North Vietnamese commander. (5:29)

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Although Les Carter’s Airborne soldiers were paratroopers, they never used parachutes in Vietnam, relying on helicopters to deploy and fight. As in modern conflicts, booby traps were the main source of casualties. (7:01)

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Working closely with local forces was the key to Les Carter’s success in stabilizing his District in Vietnam. He received a Silver Star for one action, but he wonders why that particular one. (6:31)

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Les Carter knew his district was secure when he recovered a letter from a North Vietnamese commander lamenting defeat. He also knew it came at a cost to civilians, such as the group of young nurses who walked into an ambush. (6:17)

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When Les Carter traveled by helicopter to the action in Vietnam, he often had the local Vietnamese District Chief along. A doctor or a chaplain also might be on board, along with the crew of four. (3:20)

Lester Brown

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Lester Brown, part of a Service Battalion, describes digging foxholes while under enemy artillery fire at Anzio. (3:30)

Lester Erving

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Mr. Erving describes what the purposes and duties were for Team 51 during his second tour of Vietnam. (1:40)

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Mr. Erving describes what it was like to be a part of "Operation Junction City" in Vietnam. (2:51)

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Mr. Erving describes how he was mysteriously wounded while at base camp and sent to recover in the hospital for eighteen months. (1:13)