European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1966, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes March 1966 Musi match communist no cessation of buildup foreseen he March s Uii Nufi rails Barllw the military build up in vips will continue Nixt fill Owci Cusp communist Mccu liars Are bal no Bol etched by 500 Man per despite heavy the red increase is de scribed As 11 is being effected with infiltrators Over the to Chi Milih troll and with recruits from Rural South pm North and vice comb losses in ullo u the Init Emling Monnin soil son is influencing american manpower the Hilvy Rains fun War guerrilla warfare and will cause drains on troop str Neth until september or Deputy is Fonsec Secretary Cyrus in a major speech in Chicago last we have not renew Rel ili4 Point of inf Luling Fri Ivler insets on the communist Muin Force units than Cam re Vance pave no figures on enemy losses to the main communist including to North vietnamese Esti mated at they Are ported by latest figures show troops in vice Ullh another scheduled to arrive in a few the main Burttine of offset tins the communist increase is believed Likely to full on inc United the South Viet namese government is already making nearly its maximum including National the South vietnamese forces total men from a population of about 7 million under government the North vietnamese Tutov controlling a Popula Tion of 17 million and with an army estimated at la is ill for from he limit of its manpower resources but bombing of the Supply routes ii expected to prevent further Large increases in the men and munitions reaching South Viet Nam from the the in filtration is estimated at men a month and possibly h tons of supplies per Ramie Bow note kit b to topped into a lift an prepare to evacuate be wounded officer from a Jungle area of South Viet Ai Brownlee of chats Ellb 1st Francis Mcdonald of in a Field of Boot wounded Captain talks about his troops these Are the Guys that will win editors note till it the and what it u 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bad been through eight months of War with these first Ai exe Chiuve officer and then As commander of b 503rd 173rd airborne Bri he has led men in Battle some of the toughest in Viet exposing themselves to help their wounded i have teen them doing things far beyond what you would there were a lot of times that i have been very proud of my they do exactly what you Tell it never enters your mind that they might not be Brave Ai a commander you have to be very careful what you Tell do it no Ive been Overly cautious sometimes things that happen Here will remain with us in our minds for the reel of our lives people get we will think about quit for a Long what we have to do now is make sure the boys died for something worthwhile and that the Guys aver Here continue what they Are doing until inia thing is Brownlee leaned Forward from his Pillow and went on the army is one of the few organizations today that i think is really fighting comm a lot of people talk about it but these Are the Guys that Are really doing and it u even if the Viet Cong we rent Over the hardships imposed on an individual Are very a Man never sleeps during the Monsoon season he is constantly waked by he carries far too much weight on his but he has to have it Armuni you can be stationed in Sai gon and have a Nice life Down there in a or you can be with an infantry unit and have a rather austere arrangement As far As your Comfort and per Sonal convenience Are con and in the infantry you have More of a sense of a you know that you Are one of the Guys that Are going out Dally to gel the these Are the Guys that will win the War when its this May not be the Best Way to do tit it is the Only Way we Are doing it right now Healing the there in the Jungle where be in proud that i was Abb la be one of even though it was not fun anybody who enjoys this tort of thing must have something wrong with Brownlee looked Down at his Refl the bandages were Olf and several stitched gashes marked the places grenade fragments had slashed into he cont null directing his men through a fir Cright with the Viet Cong despite wounds from shoulder to of course you can get Down in the he what really keeps me going Are the letters from my she Al ways seems to know what to the worst part is the its ird on All of ills wife and children Are with her parents at Brownlee attended the University of Wyoming and met his wife his parents Ore in odes where he grew up and went to High alter taking Reserve officer training at the Brownlee decided to make the army his army Navy Jam it us
