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UpTight

Serial Item Number: 3183Serial612707
Pages
48
Media Type
Serial
Physical Location
Stacks Periodical Collection
Language(s)
English
Volume
1
Issue
3
UpTight (U.S. Army Vietnam (USARV)) - Serial
Publication
UpTight
Publisher/Org.
U.S. Army Vietnam (USARV)
Country
Vietnam
Frequency
Quarterly
Type
Serial
Dates
Publication: Winter 1969
General Note
Combat Action
Delta 9 Down the River by SP4 Tom Gable spotlight on the Mobile Riverine Force
Battle Report action from September through November
Get the Terrorists by MSGSam Ballard spotlight on the Green Berets
Vietnam's Rat Patrol by SP4 John Hosier gun-jeeps guard convoys

Service and Support
Right Man, Right Place, Right Job how personnel placement works
A Hospital is Never Full medical aid is always available
In Defense of Saigon by SP4 Brian Wickham varied forces guard the capital city
Cut a Giant Swath by LTC Thorwald Peterson engineers slash through the jungle

Human Interest
The People of Vietnam by Maj Don Blake their customs and appearances
Red Carpet Postal Service a colorful way way to handle mail
In-Country Training by PFC Otis Washington a soldier tells it like it is

Special Features
Combat Art by SP4 Rod J. Norman spotlight on engineer troops
On Top Down Under R&R in Australia
Nevah Hoppen humor under combat conditions

Perma Link
https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=3183Serial612707

Citation
UpTight, 3183Serial612707. No Date, Leslie L. Raschko Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=3183Serial612707, Accessed 24 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line
3183Serial612707, Leslie L. Raschko Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Added: 10 Jun 2021 [Updated: 30 Oct 2025]