Vietnam War - General & Miscellaneous, 20th Century American History - Vietnam War, Vietman War - War Narratives, Commandos and Special Forces

The Protected Will Never Know

Name: The Protected Will Never Know
Author: Leigh Wade
ISBN: 9780804117135

by Leigh Wade

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Overview

STAYING ALIVE

Commander Leigh Wade outwitted death through five harrowing SF tours in Vietnam. n 1965, during his second assignment in Vietnam, Wade volunteered for duty with the newly arrived 173rd Airborne and participated in the first battalion-size helicopter assault in Vietnam. Later he helped set up a Special Forces A-camp and worked with the 1st Cav, eventually taking part in SOG operations, where he was a recon team leader. In early 1966, after joining the highly classified all-volunteer C-5 unit, he engaged in unconventional warfare and clandestine ops in Cambodia, roving deep into areas crawling with NVA.

Unlike many others, Wade lived to tell about what he saw. Captured in these pages is the horror, courage, and carnage of every moment spent trapped precariously between life and death.

About the Author, Leigh Wade

Leigh Wade was born in Perry, Oklahoma, in August 1942. His father was a professional Army officer, and the family moved frequently. Leigh joined the Army in 1961, a week after he graduated high school. He spent most of the next ten years with Special Forces units in Southeast Asia. He left the Army in 1971 but returned in 1982. He retired a sergeant first class in 1992. He has two sons and a daughter and lives with his younger son in Tucson.