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Les Carter

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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)

Lew Jenkins

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Lew Jenkins recalls an artillery barrage that he launched from an infantry call for support, and how close the barrage came to killing Allied troops. (2:39)

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Lew Jenkins remembers a series of little events over the course of a night spent hunkering down in a WWI redoubt near the French/German border. (3:22)

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Lew Jenkins recalls getting into a direct firefight with a German 88 and a sniper. (2:54)