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Sign Here for Sacrifice - The Untold Story of the Third Battalion, 506th Airborne, Vietnam 1968 (Hardcover)
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Sign Here for Sacrifice - The Untold Story of the Third Battalion, 506th Airborne, Vietnam 1968 (Hardcover)
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A hard-hitting history of the U.S. airborne unit who made a name
for themselves in the unforgiving jungles of South Vietnam. "It was
easier killing than living." Third Battalion 506th Airborne veteran
Drawing on interviews with veterans, many of whom have never gone
on the record before, Ian Gardner follows up his epic trilogy about
the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment in World War II with the
story of the unit's reactivation at the height of the Vietnam War.
This is the dramatic history of a band of brothers who served
together in Vietnam and who against the odds lived up to the
reputation of their World War II forefathers. Brigadier General
Salve Matheson's idea was to create an 800-strong battalion of
airborne volunteers in the same legendary "Currahee" spirit that
had defined the volunteers of 1942. The man he chose to lead them
was John Geraci, who would mold this young brotherhood into a
highly cohesive and motivated force. In December 1967, the
battalion was sent into the Central Highlands of Lam Dong Province.
Geraci and his men began their Search and Destroy patrols, which
coincided with the North Vietnamese build-up to the Tet Offensive
and was a brutal introduction to the reality of a dirty, bloody
war. Gardner reveals how it was here that the tenacious volunteers
made their mark, just like their predecessors had done in Normandy,
and the battalion was ultimately awarded a Valorous Unit Citation.
This book shows how and why this unit was deserving of that award,
recounting their daily sanguinary struggle in the face of a hostile
environment and a determined enemy. Through countless interviews
and rare personal photographs, Sign Here for Sacrifice shows the
action, leadership, humor and bravery displayed by these airborne
warriors.
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