Texas Tech University

UpTight

Serial Item Number: 1404Serial205679
Pages
52
Media Type
Serial
Credit
U.S. Army Vietnam
Physical Location
Stacks Periodical Collection
Language(s)
English
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Volume
1
Issue
4
UpTight (U.S. Army Vietnam (USARV)) - Serial
Publication
UpTight
Publisher/Org.
U.S. Army Vietnam (USARV)
Country
Vietnam
Frequency
Quarterly
Type
Serial
Dates
Publication: Spring 1969
General Note
Combat Action
Platoon Sergeant--SFC Larry Babbitts - spotlight on the experienced combat leader
A Clean Sweep--SFC Wilfred Gileau - stalking Charlie and his booby traps
The Big Guns-- the role of long range artillery
Battle Report

Service and Support
The World's Largest Salvage Yard - retrograde and disposal at Ho Nai
Maintenance on the Move - keeping the Army Mobile
Somebody Up There Likes US--SP4 Frank Fee - tribute to the men in blue

Human Interest
Your Right to Write--SFC Carl Martin - there are faster ways than writing Congress
Clerks on the Perimeter !--SP5 Peter C. Bedard - what it's like on a reaction force
To Help Themselves--SSM Clay Lacy - job training for the Vietnamese
How Are They Doing? - effectiveness of NCO Academy graduates

Special Features
Bargain Mart of the Orient--SFC Stanley Johnson - Hong Kong R&R
Combat Art--SP6 Jerry Robertson - Faces of Combat
Brief Bursts - late information affecting you
Nevah Hoppen - humor under combat conditions

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1404Serial205679

Citation
UpTight, 1404Serial205679. No Date, John Haseman Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1404Serial205679, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
1404Serial205679, John Haseman Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 15 Sep 2004 [Updated: 30 Oct 2025]