Octofoil Volume 2, Number 1

COMMAND GROUP

MG Julian J. Ewell
Commanding General
BG Frank L. Gunn
Assistant Division Commander
BG William R. Kraft
Assistant Division Commander
COL Ira A. Hunt Jr.
Chief of Staff

INFORMATION OFFICER

MAJ T.B. King

EDITORIAL STAFF

1LT John F. Lamm
Editor
SP5 Tom P. Gable Jr.
Assistant Editor

WRITERS

CPT Jeffrey P. Tassani
CPT Frank Reysen
1LT David H. Furse
SP5 Mike West

ILLUSTRATORS

SP5 Kenneth C. Link
SP4 Dennis Moore

CONTENTS

ARTICLES
"We've Damaged The VC Severely" . . .	3
Mekong Delta After Two Years . . . . .	6
Gang-tackling The VC. . . . . . . . . .	12
Shooting The Donut . . . . . . . . . . .	16
Snipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	18
Health Is An Olive Drab Ambulance . . .	22
Where There's Life, There's Hope . . . .	23
The Celluloid Soldiers . . . . . . . . . .	27
The Life Serpent . . . . . . . . . . . .	32
The First Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	36
Donut Dollies . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	42
A Pleasure, Not A Duty . . . . . . . . .	47
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FEATURES
Letters to the Editor . . . . . . . . . . .	2
Research and Development . . . . . . .	35
Octofoil Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . .	41

THE COVER

. The heat and humidity of South Vietnam have been the home of the 9th Infantry Division for two years. The cover of this OCTOFOIL symbolizes the Division and its dedication to bringing a just peace to South Vietnam. In an interview beginning on page 3, Major General Julian J. Ewell, Commanding General of the Division assesses the Division's performance of the past and what it expects to accomplish in the future. In the feature article beginning on page 6, Captain Frank Reysen, former editor of the Old Reliable and Specialist 5 Tom P. Gable Jr., assistant editor of the OCTOFOIL, combine with a history of the Division's accomplishments since its arrival in Southeast Asia.

OCTOFOIL, serves as a means of expression for the views of the Commanding General and achieves command information objectives of the Department of Army and the 9th Infantry Division. Material of interest to Division members is invited and should be mailed to: Editor, OCTOFOIL, Information Office, 9th Infantry Division, APO 96370. OCTOFOIL is a quarterly publication of the 9th Infantry Division. It is published for the benefit of all members of the Division serving in Vietnam. Views and opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the Department of the Army.

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