Days of Valor

by Robert L. Tonsetic

  Draper, Wayne. “Infantryman Thrives on War.” Times Staff Correspondent, News clipping date unknown.

  “DSC for CPT Dabney.” Redcatcher, 199th Light Infantry Brigade, March 1, 1969, 3.

  Fleming, Arnauld, “Widows Village: VC Graveyard.” Octofoil, 9th Infantry Division in Vietnam, Vol. 1, April, May, June (68) No.2, 10–12.

  Funderburk, R.E. Major. “Delta Unit Fought in Saigon.” The Old Reliable, February 21, 1968.

  Gross, John E. LTC (Ret). “The Tet Battles of Bien Hoa and Long Binh.” Vietnam, February 2006, 18–26.

  McDougal, Larry. “Redcatchers’ Day of Valor.” Vietnam, October 2003, 20–25 & 53.

  McManus, John C. “Battleground Saigon.” Vietnam, February 2004, 26–33.

  Mulligan, Hugh. “No Time for Prayers when Priest Trades Bible for M16.” The Wichita Beacon, February 7, 1969.

  Swearingen, Michael D. Jr. “Redcatchers Smashed Enemy’s Tet Attacks.” Redcatcher, 199th ight Infantry Brigade, December 15, 1968, 4–5.

  Tour 365, Magazine of U.S. Army Vietnam, Spring-Summer 1968, 46–51.

  Wixon, Coleen. “Retired colonel still taking care of his men.” Press Journal-Indian River, March 15, 2005.

  DOCUMENTS

  After Action Report, Long Binh/Saigon, TET CAMPAIGN; 199th Infantry Brigade (Separate) (Light), 12 January–19 February 1968.

  After Action Report, 4/12th Inf., 6-7 December 1967. Headquarters, 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry, 8 December 1967.

  After Action Report, Company E, 4/12th Inf., 19 December 1967. Headquarters, 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry, 20 December 1967.

  After Action Report, 4/12th Inf, 27 December 1967. Headquarters, 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry, 30 December 1967.

  After Action Report, Company F (LRP) Operation Kickoff, 3–5 December 1967. Undated

  Air Liaison Report for TF Hay After Action Report. Air Liaison Office, Headquarters II Field Force, 18 May 1968.

  Combat Operations After Action Report, Operation FAIRFAX/ RANG DONG, 12 January–14 December 1967. Headquarters, 199th Infantry Brigade (SEP) (LIGHT), 3 January 1968.

  Combat Operations After Action Report, Operations MANCHESTER, UNIONTOWN/STRIKE and UNIONTOWN I, 1 December 1967 - 2 February 1968.” Headquarters, 199th Infantry Brigade (SEP) (LIGHT), 8 February 1968.

  Combat After Action Report—TET OFFENSIVE, Headquarters, II Field Force Vietnam, 31 January–18 February 1968.

  Combat After Action Report (Operation Uniontown). Headquarters, 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry, 199th Infantry Brigade (Sep) (Light), 14 January–17 February 1968.

  Daily Staff Journals of the 199th Infantry Brigade (SEP) (LIGHT), 1 December–31 May 1968.

  Daily Staff Journals of the 2d Battalion (M), 47th Infantry, 31 January–2 February 1968.

  Daily Staff Journals of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry, December 1967–May 1968.

  Daily Staff Journals of the 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry, December 1967–May 1968.

  Department of the Army, Lineage and Honors, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 199th Infantry Brigade.

  Department of the Army Pamphlet, No. 550-40, U.S. Army AREA HANDBOOK for VIETNAM, September 1962.

  Feeder Report for After Action Report. Company D, 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry, May 1968.

  Headquarters, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, General Orders No. 77, Award of THE MEDAL OF HONOR—Chaplain (Captain) Angelo J. Liteky. 10 December 1968.

  Headquarters, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, General Orders No. 22, Award of THE MEDAL OF HONOR—Specialist Four Kenneth L. Olson. 23 April 1970.

  Headquarters, UNITED STATES ARMY VIETNAM, General Orders No. 3687, Award of THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS—Tonsetic, Robert L. 1 August 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 1468, Award of The Silver Star—Pretty, Robert A. 26 December 1967.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 1476, Award of The Silver Star—Hahn, Gary G. 28 December 1967

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 1479, Award of The Bronze Star Medal—Lindsey, Daniel H. 29 December 1967.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 1481, Award of The Silver Star—Whitton, Teddy G. 30 December 1967.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 1482, Award of The Silver Star—Sognier, John W. 31 December 1967.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 2, Award of The Silver Star—Finley, Guy M. 2 January 1968

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 18, Award of The Silver Star—Clark, Gary R. 9 January 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 60, Award of The Silver Star—Martinez, Rogelio M. 21 January 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 125, Award of The Silver Star—Tinker, Norman L. 10 February 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 162, Award of The Silver Star—Harper, Richard W. 20 February 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 196, Award of The Silver Star—Garrison, Daniel E. 5 March 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 311, Award of The Silver Star—Burkhart, Ronald W. 19 April 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 331, Award of The Silver Star—Collier, Junius, 26 April 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 340, Award of The Silver Star—Drees, Donald B. 29 April 1968

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 342, Award of The Silver Star—Walker, Billy D. 29 April 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 348, Award of The Silver Star—McLaughlin, Stanley A. 30 April 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 354, Award of The Silver Star—Mason, Arthur, 2 May 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 358, Award of The Silver Star—Dalrymple, Bobby S. 2 May 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 366, Award of The Silver Star—Bohrer, Albert H. 4 May 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 371, Award of The Silver Star—Oakes, Allen R. 4 May 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 382, Award of The Silver Star—Acevedo, Jose A. 10 May 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 398, Award of The Silver Star—Wyers, Orville D. 14 May 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 399, Award of The Silver Star—Jaynes, Clifford L. 15 May 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 478, Award of The Silver Star—Boyles, Jerry L. 1 June 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 495, Award of The Silver Star—Cooley, Harvey L. 5 June 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 561, Award of The Silver Star—South, John H. 19 June 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 563, Award of The Silver Star—Vetter, Ernest Jr. 20 June 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 569, Award of The Silver Star—Connolly, Michael D. 22 June 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 631, Award of The Silver Star—Rangel, Roberto, 5 July 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 735, Award of The Silver Star—Key, Phillip O. 21 July 1968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 751, Award of The Silver Star—Doiron, Gerald C. 24 July 2968.

  Headquarters, II FIELD FORCE VIETNAM, General Orders No. 778, Award of The Silver Star—Sargent, Leonard W. 29 July 1968.

  Headquarters 199th INFANTRY BRIGADE (SEP) (LT), General Orders 834, Awarded: The Bronze Star Medal with AV” Device (Posthumously)—Midcap, David M. 24 December 1967.

  Headquarters 199th INFANTRY BRIGADE (SEP) (LT), General Orders 835, Awarded: The Bronze Star Medal with AV” Device (Posthumo
usly)—Reynolds, Joseph L. 24 December 1967.

  Headquarters 199th INFANTRY BRIGADE (SEP) (LT), General Orders 837, Awarded: The Bronze Star Medal with AV” Device (Posthumously)—Pruitt, William H. 24 December 1967.

  Headquarters 199th INFANTRY BRIGADE (SEP) (LT), General Orders 838, Awarded: The Bronze Star Medal with AV” Device (Posthumously)—Limbacher, Durward A. 24 December 1967.

  Headquarters 199th INFANTRY BRIGADE (SEP) (LT), General Orders 851, Awarded: The Bronze Star Medal with AV” Device (Posthumously)—Zeigler, Eugene 30 December 1967.

  Headquarters 199th INFANTRY BRIGADE (SEP) (LT), General Orders 20, Awarded: The Bronze Star Medal with AV” Device (Posthumously)—Harper Thomas O. 6 January 1968.

  Headquarters 199th INFANTRY BRIGADE (SEP) (LT), General Orders 21, Awarded: The Bronze Star Medal with AV” Device (Posthumously)—Filippi, John C. 6 January 1968.

  Headquarters 199th INFANTRY BRIGADE (SEP) (LT), General Orders 22, Awarded: The Bronze Star Medal with AV” Device (Posthumously)—Buckner, Robert O. 6 January 1968.

  Headquarters 199th INFANTRY BRIGADE (SEP) (LT), General Orders 28, Awarded: The Bronze Star Medal with AV” Device (Posthumously)—Bawal, Robert J. 10 January 1968.

  Headquarters 199th INFANTRY BRIGADE (SEP) (LT), General Orders 30, Awarded: The Bronze Star Medal with AV” Device (Posthumously)—Moreu-Leon, Mario. 11 January 1968.

  Headquarters 199th INFANTRY BRIGADE (SEP) (LT), General Orders 31, Awarded: The Bronze Star Medal with AV” Device (Posthumously)—Puhi, Daniel K. 11 January 1968.

  Headquarters 199th INFANTRY BRIGADE (SEP) (LT), General Orders 41, Awarded: The Bronze Star Medal with AV” Device (Posthumously)—Dehart, Solomon W. 12 January 1968.

  Headquarters 199th INFANTRY BRIGADE (SEP) (LT), General Orders 52, Awarded: The Bronze Star Medal with AV” Device (Posthumously)—McLoud, Douglas L. 15 January 1968.

  Headquarters 199th INFANTRY BRIGADE (SEP) (LT), General Orders 52, Awarded: The Bronze Star Medal with AV” Device (Posthumously)—McLoud, Douglas L. 15 January 1968.

  Headquarters 4th Battalion 12th Infantry, Letter to Commanding General, 199th Infantry Brigade (Sep) (Lt), Subject: VC Base Camps, dated 6 January 1968.

  Headquarters 4th Battalion 12th Infantry, Commanders Notes #22, dated 31 December 1967.

  INSUM 337–42. 031800 to 081600 December 1967. 199th Infantry Brigade (SEP) (LIGHT).

  INSUM 36–68. 05001 to 052400 February 1968. 199th Infantry Brigade (SEP) (LIGHT).

  INSUM 126–68. 05001 to 052400 May 1968. 199th Infantry Brigade (SEP) (LIGHT).

  Letter from Major General Robert C. Forbes to 1LT James G. Lindsay. 3 January 1970.

  Operational Report—Lessons Learned for the quarterly period ending 31 January 1968. 199th Infantry Brigade (SEP) (LIGHT).

  Operational Report—Lessons Learned for the quarterly period ending 30 April 1968. 199th Infantry Brigade (SEP) (LIGHT).

  Operational Report—Lessons Learned for the quarterly period ending 31 July 1968. 199th Infantry Brigade (SEP) (LIGHT).

  Operational Report—Lessons Learned for the quarterly period ending 31 January 1968. 3rd Ordnance Battalion.

  Presidential Unit Citation, Company D, 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry, 199th Infantry Brigade (SEP) (LIGHT).

  Press Release 2/5, Lt. Mike Swearingen, 40th PI Det., 199th Infantry Brigade, 5 February 1968.

  Press Release 2/11, Lt. Michael Vaughan, 40th PI Det., 199th Infantry Brigade, 5 February 1968.

  Press Release 2/23, Spc. Weldon Dupuis, 40th PI Det., 199th Infantry Brigade, 17 February 1968.

  Redcatcher 32d Reunion and Memorial Dedication, 199th Light Infantry Brigade. Booklet compiled by Larry McDougal, Redcatcher Association Historian. May 1998.

  Redcatcher Yearbook.” Information Office, 199th Light Infantry Brigade, May 1968.

  Task Force Hay Combat After Action Report, 05–16 May 1968.

  Task Force Hay G-3 Briefing Notes, VC Offensive, 5 May 1968.

  Task Force Ware Combat After Action Report, 31 Jan–18 Feb 1968.

  Task Force Ware Briefing Notes, Battle of Tan Son Nhut (VC Tet Offensive).

  Valorous Unit Award, 199th Infantry Brigade (SEPARATE) (LIGHT).

  ON LINE SOURCES/WEB SITES

  After Action Reports. http:25th aviation.org/history/After Action Reports.

  Ramirez, Pancho. 4th Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 199th Infantry Brigade. http:pancho199thfreeservers.com.

  Reeves, Norman, 199th Light Infantry Brigade Republic of Vietnam. http:www.bloody1.com.

  Silver Spurs, A Troop, 3/17th Air Cavalry. http: members.aol.com/bear317/spurs.htm.

  The Vietnam Veterans Memorial. http:thewall-usa.com.

  Tolvin, Phil, 199th Light Infantry Brigade Redcatcher—A Vietnam Vet. http:members.aol.com/phil6135.

  199th Light Infantry Brigade Vietnam. http:www.redcatcher.org.

  The Tet Offensive—1968—716 MP Battalion. http://home.mweb.co.za/re/redcap/tet.htm

  5th Battalion, 60th Infantry Association http://members.tripod.com/5thbattalion/index.html

  Vesa Juhani Alakulppi. http://www.virtual.org/da/AlakulppivJol.htm