Summary of John Stryker Meyer's Across The Fence

Everest Media

Description

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 We were triple volunteers: we had volunteered and graduated from the Army’s parachute jump school in Georgia, made it through the Qualification Course at the Special Forces Training Group in North Carolina, and after attending the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in-country training program, we had volunteered to serve in MACV-SOG’s Command and Control.
#2 The Green Berets and their indigenous troops would build camps along the border to monitor and interdict the NVA units, while smaller, spike teams went across the border to gather information on the NVA forces.
#3 The NVA, the enemy, would carry the new AK-47, which held 36 rounds. They would use this weapon to kill Special Forces soldiers. The NVA had overrun the original FOB 1 in Kham Duc in the previous 30 months, and they had hammered the A Camp at Bu Dop, which had an air strip.
#4 The rules of engagement for CC missions across the fence were that there would be no support from conventional Army and Marine Corps units. Only CC assets would be allowed to cross the border.

Sujets

• Vietnam War

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 28 mars 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781669368205
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Insights on John Stryker Meyer's Across The Fence
Contents Insights from Chapter 1 Insights from Chapter 2 Insights from Chapter 3 Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 5 Insights from Chapter 6 Insights from Chapter 7 Insights from Chapter 8 Insights from Chapter 9 Insights from Chapter 10 Insights from Chapter 11 Insights from Chapter 12 Insights from Chapter 13 Insights from Chapter 14 Insights from Chapter 15 Insights from Chapter 16 Insights from Chapter 17
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

We were triple volunteers: we had volunteered and graduated from the Army’s parachute jump school in Georgia, made it through the Qualification Course at the Special Forces Training Group in North Carolina, and after attending the 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) in-country training program, we had volunteered to serve in MACV-SOG’s Command and Control.

#2

The Green Berets and their indigenous troops would build camps along the border to monitor and interdict the NVA units, while smaller, spike teams went across the border to gather information on the NVA forces.

#3

The NVA, the enemy, would carry the new AK-47, which held 36 rounds. They would use this weapon to kill Special Forces soldiers. The NVA had overrun the original FOB 1 in Kham Duc in the previous 30 months, and they had hammered the A Camp at Bu Dop, which had an air strip.

#4

The rules of engagement for CC missions across the fence were that there would be no support from conventional Army and Marine Corps units. Only CC assets would be allowed to cross the border.

#5

The briefing was simple, and it was made clear to us that we would be shipping out to different FOBs as soon as possible. We were given a password consisting of three questions and answers, which would be used to positively identify us if we were captured.

#6

The only good news MacIntyre had to report was that the cooks were grilling steaks for dinner. The steaks came, and MacIntyre and I went to the bar. We began talking to Hahn, a Catholic woman who worked in House 22 to help her mother. She spoke three languages.

#7

I overslept the next morning and missed another ride to Phu Bai. A surprised Hahn greeted me at the bar. After a few minutes of polite chatting, we ordered steak and eggs, as they had several steaks left over from the previous night.

#8

The Kingbee helicopter took off from FOB 1, Phu Bai, heading north up Highway 1 toward Hue and Quang Tri. As we glided up the coastal road, I was struck by the beauty of the land below as well as by the bomb craters from the present war.

#9

The H-34 helicopter made a hard turn to the right, and the crew chief told us to exit posthaste. The rotor wash covered us with dust, sand, and grit. As we walked away from the aircraft, a CC reconnaissance team boarded the aircraft and took off toward Laos.
Insights from Chapter 2

#1

The three-quarters ton truck drove through the gates of the FOB and past the housing for indigenous personnel assigned to the Hatchet Force. The road went more than 100 yards before the first turn, between the housing for indigenous personnel.

#2

FOB 1 was an old French barracks that had not been hit by Viet Cong guerrilla forces or North Vietnamese Army elements since the Tet Offensive. The original French minefield around the base to the north and east had a second minefield dug by SF personnel.

#3

The A Shau Valley was a dangerous area, and teams would often go there to collect intelligence. The Whiskey Five target was near the A Shau Valley, and was notorious for being extremely deadly.

#4

The team was inserted without a hitch, and the radioman gave a team okay after being on the ground for ten minutes. The air assets used during the insertion of the team remained on station until the team on the ground gave a team okay.

#5

The Green Beret Lounge at FOB 1, Phu Bai, was no different than the other clubs on base. The jukebox had many selections from both sides of the music aisle. I hoped country and western music didn’t dominate the jukebox or this would be an excessively long war.

#6

I was in for a surprise when I arrived at the mess hall. The chef, who used to be a chef in a big hotel in Hanoi, had the best food in all of Vietnam. The head cook had moved south to get away from the Communists, and the brass in Saigon believed that because we had the roughest assignment in Nam, we should eat right.

#7

ST Idaho was unable to raise anyone all day, and it was unclear what had happened to them. The mood in the camp was grave. ST Oregon was selected to run a Bright Light mission into the Whiskey Five target to investigate what had happened to ST Idaho.

#8

After the long fl