Dedicated to the true warriors of B Company, 1/69th Armor, who let me call 2nd Platoon home for 4 months during my tour in Vietnam. “We were riding into it. I could just make out the misty silhouettes of ships at sea. Jets flew overhead. All were part of the combined operation. I was perched outside the turret. Our tank commander and 2nd Platoon leader, LT Rick Hasty, wanted me to learn how to drive so I’d make rank more quickly, but there hadn’t been time to teach me. An experienced drive, Chuck Meerholz, had just joined the platoon, so...