"That was then"

"IN HELL WITH DRAGONS"

by Richard Shaffer
"This is now"

"Charlie" Company
2nd Battalion 14th Infantry Regiment
"Golden Dragon's"

This is the true story of a veteran's daily chronicle of his experiences in the Vietnam War during 1967-68.

Take a full-blown look at the way the Vietnam War was fought through the eyes of an infantryman's perspective.

Join the trials and tribulations of the "grunts" of the "Golden Dragons" of the 25th Infantry Division.

"IN HELL WITH DRAGONS"

Copyright © MCMXCI by Richard Shaffer.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, either electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

Published in 1991 by

Richard Shaffer and
Aurum Dragon Publications
207 West King Street
Martinsburg, West Virginia 25401, U.S.A.


Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 91-90298
ISBN 0-9629601-0-1


Printed in the United States of America by
Aurum Dragon Publications
Martinsburg, West Virginia 25401

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III Corps operational area.

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CONTENTS

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Medal of Honor

CHAPTER ONE

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Distinguished Service Cross

CHAPTER TWO

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Distinguished Service Medal

CHAPTER THREE

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Silver Star

CHAPTER FOUR

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Legion of Merit

CHAPTER FIVE

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Soldier's Medal

CHAPTER SIX

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Bronze Star Medal

CHAPTER SEVEN

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Purple Heart

CHAPTER EIGHT

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Air Medal

CHAPTER NINE

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Army Commendatiom Medal

CHAPTER TEN

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Prisoner of War Medal

CHAPTER ELEVEN

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Good Conduct Medal

CHAPTER TWELVE

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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

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National Defense Service Medal

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

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Vietnam Service Medal

EPILOGUE

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Presidential Unit Citation

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AUDIE MURPHY, America's "most decorated combat soldier" of World War II, is honored with a memorial website. If you haven't been there yet, then your missing something. If you like history, then plan to visit! Audie's commemorative stamp will probably be issued sometime in May, 2000.


Go to "The Audie Murphy Memorial Website"

"The AUDIE LEON MURPHY Commemorative Stamp"

"TO LOOK AT AUDIE MURPHY'S AWARDS AND DECORATIONS"


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The 25th Infantry Division Association has a Website. Get to know what other units were involved in Vietnam. If you looking for friends from the past, then this is the place to start.

Go to "The 25th Infantry Division Association"

The 2nd Battalion 14th Infantry Regiment "GOLDEN DRAGONS" also has a Web Site. It has a list of Veteran's names who were members of the unit during the Vietnam War.

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The 25th Infantry Division during the Vietnam War had 21 soldiers awarded the Medal of Honor. The names of those extraordinary heroes are listed with the Citations and the dates of their action.

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The 19th Combat Engineer Battalion, part of the 18th Engineer Brigade, spent a lot of time in Vietnam blowing up enemy bunkers, and clearing and destroying mines and booby-traps. They have a web site, and I'd like you all to pay them a visit.

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