Publication: Autumn 1968

General Note: Battle Reports
Battle Report - a Synopsis of Battle Action During June, July and August
Chaplain Under Fire 1LT Michael Swearingen - why is he there? What does he do?

Service and Report
Let FADAC Do It by SFC Carl Martin - it makes life easier for the artilleryman
Dustoff One Nine by SP5 Walt Banks - another life-saving mission accomplished successfully
Getting to Know You - kids and soldiers get together
Odd-Job Soldiers by SP5 Richard Cheverton - from under the sea and behind a cucumber

Human Interest
The Winds of Change by SFC Stanley S. Johnson - the Montagnards face rapid changes in the Highlands
Dong Tam: Saigon Urban Renewal by SP5 Gerald Hinkle - working together, Vietnamese and U.S. hands build homes
Eight Years Plus - In Vietnam by SP4 Robert Anderson and this U.S. soldier is still "in country"
There Will I Go by SP5 Ralph Matthews - and doctors on MEDCAP fulfill the Hippocratic oath

Special Features
Kuala Lumpur: Jewel of Malaysia - for soldiers on R&R in Malaysia
Combat Art: Battle Impressions by SP4 David S. Lewis III - from the air and on the ground
Combat Medical Badge - a salute to those who earn it
The Hubble Pay Plan - and what it may mean in dollars for you
Nevah Hoppen! - but it does: humor under combat conditions

Perma Link: https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=3540Serial614954

Citation: UpTight, 3540Serial614954. No Date, Ellen E. White Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University, https://www.vietnam.ttu.edu/virtualarchive/items.php?item=3540Serial614954, Accessed 25 Jan 2026.

Pub Credit Line: 3540Serial614954, Ellen E. White Collection, Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, Texas Tech University

Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive