Creation: 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=1387Serial611192

Citation: UpTight, 1387Serial611192. Spring 1969, Americal Division Veterans Association Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=1387Serial611192, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 1387Serial611192, Americal Division Veterans Association Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive