B/1/8 and D/1/8 refer to the units I served in during my two tours in Vietnam.  I was a second lieutenant leading the 1st Platoon of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division initially, then promoted to Company XO, and later took command of Bravo Company during Task Force Alpha, when Captain DeRoos was wounded.  Then I spent several months Commanding Headquarters Company in base camp, where I enlisted for my second tour of duty.  Upon return from 30 days leave in the world, I assumed Command of Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division.  The last month of my tour was spent in the Battalion Tactical Operations Center, initially as S-3 Air.

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