Those Gentle Heroes

March 29, 1968 — ARVN Rangers and U.S. advisors came under attack as their helicopters landed near A Luoi, RVN. Several choppers were destroyed, and there were many dead and wounded. Maj. Jim Morris, a former Green Beret working as an Army Public Information officer, was along on the mission and told of encountering a “redheaded trooper” in the middle of the firefight. “The trooper looked to be ab...