Andrew R. Finlayson served for twenty-five years in the US Marine Corps before retiring as a Colonel. He went on to work in the defense industry in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, and Romania. He is the author of several defense- and intelligence-related articles and studies. He lives in Morrisville, North Carolina.
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A young US Marine officer recounts his experiences of the Vietnam War over a nineteen-month period. He graphically describes what it was like to perform three distinct combat missions: long-range ground reconnaissance in the Annamite mountains of I Corps,... SEE MORE