I served two tours of duty in Vietnam in 1968-69.
In the summer of 1968 during the Tet Offensive, Agent Orange was being used, which affected most of those who were in combat areas. Many have never recovered and are still being treated, including myself.
In the summer of 1968, we were sent out on a mine sweep two miles from our post, Hill 37 (3rd battalion, 7th Marines). Three other hills nearby were Hills 10, 55 and 65.
We took three fire teams consisting of two men in each fire team. Normally, it is three men to a fire team, but due to shortages of Marines, we were assigned a total of six Marines and a tank, which had a crew of two, the tank