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Defend and Befriend: The U.S. Marine Corps and Combined Action Platoons in Vietnam
Defend and Befriend The US Marine Corps and Combined Action Platoons in Vietnam Author:John Southard Defend and Befriend is the first comprehensive study of Americans assigned to Combined Action Platoons in Vietnam. Tracing the development as well as the implementation of the program, author John Southard intertwines the experiences of enlisted Marines and corpsmen with an examination of the colonels and generals in charge.