Shiny Bayonet

by Michael O. Gregory

Operation Shiny Bayonet was the first combat operation of the Vietnam War of the 1 Battalion (Airborne), 12th Cavalry Regiment. It was a five-day operation of which we were in contact with the enemy for three days. The Battalion suffered its first combat casualties and fatalities of the war. It was a time that we made mistakes and learned what combat really was. As one of my comrades put it, "We were a bunch of scared kids that had no idea what...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1778834779
• ISBN13: 9781778834776
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Bookside Press
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"