Knuckledraggin My Life Away : 173rd Airborne in the Vietnam War: The First Month

Brief video about May 1965, the first month the 173rd Airborne Brigade landed in South Vietnam to fight the Vietnam War. Covers landing, first minor operations.

VIDEO HERE (11:05 minutes)

Inspirations

"The Spartans do not inquire how many the enemy are, but where they are." AGIS II 427 B.C.

"No, no, I've got 'em right where I want 'em - surrounded from the inside." -- Mad Dog Shriver when told to break up his recon team and evade, that he was about to be overrun by North Vietnamese Regulars.

“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine

"The policy of the American government is to leave their citizens free, neither restraining nor aiding them in their pursuits." - Thomas Jefferson

"The world don't owe you a living, Boy." - Pops

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Friday, June 27, 2025

173rd Airborne in the Vietnam War: The First Month