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Issue # 3: January 1999, Table of Contents
BRIGADE COMMANDER PAGES 1 -
3
Brigadier General S. H. Matheson (Major General, Retired) is the
feature of this issue.
He served in the 506th AIR in WWII, in the 101st Airborne Division at
Fort Campbell
and came to the brigade after serving as Assistant Division Commander of
the 101st
Airborne Division. He was the G-3 when I was Information Officer of the
Division. I
was the S-2 of the 10th Special Forces Group when he commanded it.
BRIGADE SERGEANT MAJOR PAGES
4 & 5
Sergeant Major Robert A. Young (Command Sergeant Major, Retired)
was the second
1st Brigade (Separate) Sergeant Major. He came to the brigade from Fort
Campbell
where he served as 101st Airborne Division Sergeant Major. My memory of
SGM
Young was that of an exemplary soldier who made the brigade a better
unit in which to
serve.
MEDAL OF HONOR PAGE 6
The recognition of Sergeant First Class Webster Anderson of
Battery A, 320th Artillery
Battalion is the third and final recognition of those in the brigade who
earned the Medal
of Honor (MOH). Material about the late CSM Paul Huff, USA, Ret.,
who earned the
Medal of Honor in WWII, the first airborne MOH recipient, will be in the
next issue.
VIETNAM VALOR AWARDS PAGE 7
This is the third and last page of these APPROVED VALOR AWARDS
available. Valor
awards will continue to be an important part of the DIPLOMAT AND
WARRIOR.
POETRY PAGE 8
Peter Griffin's poem about the odyssey of a Vietnam veteran gives
some insight into the
aftermath of war.
SALES PAGE 9
The shirts and cap shown here can be seen in living color on the
DIPLOMAT AND
WARRIOR web site at www.101stabndiv1stbrigade.com.
SUBSCRIPTION FORM PAGE 10
Subscribe for a friend and/or send names of 1st Brigade (S) veterans.
KILLED IN ACTION AND NON-BATTLE DEATHS
PAGE 11
A continuation of the list of those 1st Brigade (S) soldiers who died in
Vietnam. They
are listed by date of death.
NEW SUBSCRIBERS PAGES 12 -
15
A new form for change of address is on page 15.
MAIL RETURNED PAGES 16 & 17
THE DIPLOMAT AND WARRIOR VIETNAM ISSUES
PAGES 18 - 20
These reproductions are from the January 30, 1967 issue with one story
from the October
21, 1966 issue.
SCRAPBOOK PAGE 21
Stories from newspapers about the 1st Brigade (S) in Vietnam. The
scrapbooks were
made from clippings mounted and reduced 50% by the office of the Chief
of Information
at Department of the Army.
BOOK REVIEW PAGE 22
BRAVE MEN has significant history about the 1st Brigade (S) in Vietnam.
It is
available in most bookstores.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR PAGES
23 - 29
These letters come from the guestbook on the D&W web site, U. S. mail,
and e-mail.
BRIGADE PERSONALITIES PAGES 30 & 31
Thanks to COL John P. Lawton, USA, Ret., for this insight into
one of the most
interesting personalities in the brigade.
VIETNAM REPORT PAGES 32 - 36
Material from the September - October 1966 issue of THE SCREAMING EAGLE
magazine. These photos and stories were packaged, by the Brigade
Information Office,
for use in the 101st Airborne Division Association magazine.
BACK COVER
Thanks to Herb Garcia for the photo of the commanders and staff
of the 1st Brigade (S).