Senior Officer Debriefing Report: I Field Force Vietnam, CG,Second Regional Assistance Command, Period 31 March 1970 thru 15 May 1971

摘要

This report reflects personal assessment of conditions in Military Region 2 and is based upon a service of fourteen months in the region. While failures continue to mar the scene, there also is considerable basis for confidence. While this is apparent when one compares the situation now with the situation one year ago, it is obvious if considered in terms of what has been withdrawn. In March 1970, US maneuver forces included the 4th Infantry Division, the 173d Airborne Brigade, and TF South (a multi-battalion force operating primarily in Binh Thuan Province). Now only the 173d Airborne Brigade plus two separate battalions (1/22d Infantry and the 1/10th Cavalry) and Company C, 75th Infantry (Rangers) remain. An assessment of just how much the Vietnamese can be expected to do on their own is discussed from different angles.