The Nixon administration’s abrupt decision to radically change the rules of engagement in the Vietnam War was met with both positive and negative reactions at home and abroad. From the military’s standpoint it had pluses and minuses. From North Vietnam’s viewpoint, it presented an opportunity. Would the Nixon doctrine alter the course of the conflict […]
The Vietnam War Revisited- Part XVI- Coming Apart at the Seams
I recall 1968 as one of the most chaotic years of my lifetime. A year or so prior, I had come back to San Francisco to complete my surgical residency following my USAF air evacuation experience in Vietnam as a flight surgeon. I was greeted with a wild, mindboggling “cultural revolution”, full-blown anti-war protests, and […]
