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MAT 111 Dong Xoai, Vietnam 1971: Stories from 33 Quebec's Tour of Duty

33 Quebec was his radio call sign. Even with two years of training, he was still green Infantry Lieutenant on his first combat tour in Vietnam. 33 Tango was a Sergeant First Class (E7) with nineteen and one half years of service. He was halfway through his third tour in Vietnam. He would leave Vietnam and retire from the Army at the same time. As part of the five man Mobile Advisory Team (MAT) 111, they formed a two-man unit operating as advisors to the local Regional Force soldiers in the jungles and hamlets of Phuoc Long Province along the Cambodian border during the part of the war know as Vietnamization - the withdrawal of American forces from the war. This collection of stories describes actual events of 33 Quebec's tour of duty. The stories present a level of detail about the various day to day operations of Advisors not often found in books about the Vietnam war. These stories bring new insights to an element of the Vietnam war that few people know.Read more

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