(2.) In 1967  I worked  with the  montangard  recon (by choice) and spent  approximately 6 months  of 7-10 day missions in the  central
   highlands  many of  which were  back to back. We  were  in a hot free fire zone  area with a  lot  of  kills . I knew my luck was  going to  run
   out  sooner than  later. I  felt  my time was  coming  so I did  not  extend. The  recon  patrol and  I had  been   ambushed  26  times . That's
   a  lot  of luck.  A month after I Left the  team and  the  Army, 2  of  my teammates  were WIA and (another KIA. ..his  first  mission) in the
   same  area.

   (3) I didn't  like  the  games  the  officers played ....and  the  trickle  down effect. I preferred  to  be   " an independent plunderer" I probably
   would  have  ended  up in the  brig had it  been peace time.

   (4) Special forces gave  me  the confidence  in my self to know  that I could  make it  anywhere .Unfortunately  the  writing  was  on the  wall
   and one  could  see  that in the  military one only make  so much money and  that was  it.  The last  thing  I wanted  in this  world  was to be
   a  noncombatant   taking  shit  from some leg  officer  who had  not  been in combat and  giving  me  orders is  some  hell hole  like  Ft. Polk ,
   La..  to paint  rocks and  pick  up pine cones trying  to  get my "pension time in"

   On that note I enlisted  for jump school, Special Forces, Medical School. and  volunteered for  assignment  to a  free  fire zone  in Vietnam .  I
   have  no regrets over my decisions and would  do it all over again....Only this  time  with more $$.
   It  is  an honor still to be  associated  with the the  best and  the  brightest of  America's Fighting  force..the  men of  Special Forces.