... It was only the second time in a year I had to chamber a round in my WWII vintage M14. Relief, albeit temporary, was learning that the truck was driven by South Korean civilians just trying to reach the safety of Qui Nhon's port.  The MPs waved them by as the gunfire slowed and the confusion lessened. ...

... Leaving Cam Rahn Bay and Vietnam behind, we boarded the plane that would take us back to the States; back to see our families and friends again, back to "the world," and away from this strange land where so many young men had sacrificed their lives. ...