Red Markers

THE REST OF THE STORY is a sequel to Red Markers, Close Air Support for the Vietnamese Airborne, 1962-1975. It expands on that history with more stories about the 175 airmen who made up the Red Marker detachment. It includes accounts from U.S. Army advisors in MACV Team 162 who fought alongside the elite Airborne for more than a decade. It also chronicles support provided by other forward air controllers and from Medevac, Cobra gunship, and field artillery units. The Rest of the Story documents heroic actions of Red Markers and the men on the ground. The final story covers the shipboard escape of hundreds of South Vietnamese led by a Catholic seminary student.