Clerks and Jerks

[Bootie]

It was the height of the Vietnam War. When the 3rd Battalion of the 187thInfantry decided to add a fourth company to their ranks, the other units took the opportunity to send their insubordinate or problem soldiers to the newly formed Company D. Thankfully for the men dubbed the “Clerks and Jerks”, the Army would place them under the command of Captain Paul Bucha.


A West Point graduate with a sharp mind and a passion for excellence, Capt. Bucha would turn his company into a formidable fighting force. After inserting into the Vietnam jungle in March of 1968, Capt. Bucha and Company D would inadvertently walk up on a Battalion of NVA (North Vietnam Army) in the middle the night and proved just how far this company of misfits had come.

Read more here...
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/fe...clerks-and-jerks-earn-the-medal-of-honor.html

 

[Villiamza]

A true leader of men, thanks for sharing.