"That SF Col. Rheault seems like an interesting guy."

I spent a night in 1969 taking Col Rheault and Col Schungel (DCO 5th SFGA) to NTSAC during a night time session of incoming mortars, etc
while he visited Nha Trang just before taking command. He did not last that long in the command though, due to
some not highly publicized activities.

And yes, it is making me quite angry also finding out how bad the upper level decision making was then.
We all knew it sucked, but at that time not aware of how ugly the truth was. Our leaders should all have to have done time in a free fire zone to qualify ( in my humble opinion). The Montagnards suffered the most just for being there.

"The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them."
Albert Einstein

At Khe Sanh a sign read "For those who fight for it, life has a flavor the protected never knew".