This is Jocco Podcast Number 4-11 with Eco Charles and me Jocco Willink. Good evening echo.

Good evening. Vietnam was far different from Korea because I was there with one mission, defeat the enemy.

As opposed to the Chang-Pah-Rhee fund in Korea, I didn't have the time, energy, or

resources to support the community.

We were not there to win over hearts and minds.

We were fighting the enemy in guerrilla war.

Lieutenant Colonel Hackworth briefed us on tactics he had learned in previous

deployments, but this form of irregular insurgency warfare was less

predictable and organized, more chaotic and treacherous.

As the leader of Battle Company, I was leading operations

in these gruesome firefights.

In one particularly ruthless battle, in these gruesome firefights.

In one particularly ruthless battle with the Viet Cong,

we had many killed.

There were three dead bodies at my feet a unit is most vulnerable right after a victory

It is just human nature to let your guard down and breathe a sigh of real sigh of relief

But as the guy in charge, the pro, I knew that and acted accordingly. I was on my radio with my platoon leaders barking out orders and telling them to take care of their

wounded, reorganize their units, redistribute ammunition, and watch for enemy

avenues of approach for a counterattack. But suddenly I stopped. I glanced down at the enemy bodies at my feet and realized

that something had happened to me. Something had hardened my heart.

Only moments earlier, these bodies were alive human beings,

children of God with families and loved ones.

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