Was fortunate to be able to chat with Vietnam veteran Bob Leibecke to hear about his experiences leading up to and in the Vietnam War. Bob graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1969 knowing that he was headed off to war shortly after he commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. After Ranger School and Jungle Warfare Training, Bob headed to Vietnam where he was assigned to C/2-506 IN, part of the 3rd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division. Bob's unit was at the center of an incredibly hard fought fight known as the Battle of FSB Ripcord that he gets into during the episode. Books referenced in today's show "Ripcord: Screaming Eagles Under Siege, Vietnam 1970" by Keith Nolan "Hell on a Hill Top: America's Last Major Battle in Vietnam" by Ben Harrison "Remembering Firebase Ripcord" by Christopher Brady

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