Currently retired and enjoying every minute of it. I'm a Ham radio operator and can talk with someone new almost every day from almost anywhere. The wife and I have a travel trailer and get out to the Michigan State Parks most of our summers. The Postal Service and Army Service have fond memories but retired life is relaxing and very enjoyable.
Other Comments:
After my Army Reserve unit in Battle Creek, MI was disbanded in April of 1994 I was offered a early retirement do to the down sizing of the Reserves. So, they transferred me into the Army Retired Reserve. I stayed in the Retired Reserve until November of 2008, which was my 60th birthday, and then I received my retirement from the Army.
Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase V Campaign (1968)
From Month/Year
July / 1968
To Month/Year
November / 1968
Description This campaign was from 1 July to 1 November 1968. During this period a country-wide effort was begun to restore government control of territory lost to the enemy since the Tet offensive. The enemy attempted another such offensive on 17-18 August but his efforts were comparatively feeble and were quickly overwhelmed by Allied forces.
In the fall of 1968 the South Vietnamese government, with major U.S. support, launched an accelerated pacification campaign. All friendly forces were coordinated and brought to bear on the enemy in every tactical area of operation. In these intensified operations, friendly units first secured a target area, then Vietnamese government units, regional forces/popular forces, police and civil authorities screened the inhabitants, seeking members of the Viet Cong infrastructure. This technique was so successful against the political apparatus that it became the basis for subsequent friendly operations. Government influence expanded into areas of the countryside previously dominated by the Viet Cong to such an extent that two years later at least some measure of government control was evident in all but a few remote regions.
