Award-winning history of a segment of the Vietnam War ... From 1962
until early 1973, a handful of USAF officers and airmen directed close
air support for the Vietnamese Airborne and its American advisors in
MACV Advisory Team 162. This Red Marker detachment began as a single Air
Liaison Officer. It grew into a combat unit of 36 personnel with a dozen
aircraft before shrinking to a single officer as the United States
withdrew from combat. Over the decade of its existence, less than 175
men served in the unit. Five of them died in combat. This award winning
history of these forward air controllers from the beginning to the end
is based on contributions from 76 men who were there.