Mudville’s Greyhawk has a great piece on Rescorla, http://www.mudvillegazette.com/archives/000307.html
Quote from RR’s Vietnam experiences: “My God, it was like Little Big Horn,” recalls Pat Payne, a reconnaissance platoon leader. “We were all cowering in the bottom of our foxholes, expecting to get overrun. Rescorla gave us courage to face the coming dawn. He looked me in the eye and said, ‘When the sun comes up, we’re gonna kick some ass.’ “