Bac Si

During the Vietnam War, United States Army Special Forces A-Teams were deployed to isolated outposts or "camps" in the remote areas of South Vietnam. Their job was to recruit, train, and house members of the indigenous population while molding them into combat-ready fighting units. A-Teams consiste [...]
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During the Vietnam War, United States Army Special Forces A-Teams were deployed to isolated outposts or "camps" in the remote areas of South Vietnam. Their job was to recruit, train, and house members of the indigenous population while molding them into combat-ready fighting units. A-Teams consisted of up to 12 Green Beret soldiers who were experts in their individual military specialties. The role of the indigenous units, in conjunction with their American advisors, was to provide border security, counter the Viet Cong insurgency in the countryside, provide intelligence on enemy troop-strength and activities, and when necessary to engage elements of the invading North Vietnamese Army. Bac Si - A Green Beret Medic's War in Vietnam is the story of Sgt. Jerry Krizan who was assigned to Special Forces Camp A-331 in the III-Corps Tactical Zone. Camp A-331 was located near the village of Loc Ninh in the middle of a rubber tree plantation and the Cambodian border lay only ten miles distant.Because of its proximity to a major north-south NVA infiltration route, there was constant enemy troop movements through the camp's area of operations and A-331 itself came under attack on more than one occasion.