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All 3 of my platoon sergeants had at least one tour in Nam. My platoon leader days were from 77 to early 79. I just got back from vacation, my last stop was a couple of days in Virginia to see an old friend. We started in the same ADA battery in Germany, and I was his best man at his wedding. Our first get together in 40+ years.

In a small way, there were similarities to Easy Company in Band of Brothers. Our CO couldn't read a map to save his life, and my friend was excellent as XO, he always knew the right thing to do. He bore similarities reminiscent of Dick Winters. I was basically a good platoon leader who knew what to do during evaluations.

The CO would have had a successful command had he just stayed out of our way.