[warsaw44]

"and a bunch of mercenarys came in to eat"
hello!
I was reading through FReepers opinions about Flags of our Fathers and came across your experience in Vietnam. I've only studied the war in bits and pieces but I'd never even heard of this. Can you fill me in?
Were mercenarys hired by the US or S.Vietnam government? Any idea as to background / where they attached to a specific US unit / etc.
Anything you can tell me I'd appreciate and certainly find fascinating. Like 'ol Truman said: " The only thing new is the history you dont know ".
( I've always loved that quote )

[31M20RedDevil]

I`ve never heard much about the merc`s myself.From what I heard
when I was there they were hired by the Americans

They were from all over the world.At least the ones I saw were ex Foreign
Legion troopers.

They were a tough looking bunch,bowie knives,machine guns over the shoulder.

Not a highly publicized part of the war for sure.

I would imagine they would be targeting high value targets.