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181. Ibid., 27; Klyman, “Combined Action Program.”
182. Interviews with CAP Marines Mark Brady (CAC Bravo 2- 1, later CAP Charlie
3) Michael Smith (CAP 4- 3- 2 and CAP 2- 2- 1), and Roch Thornton (CAP 2- 7-
2), November 9, 2013, all transcribed and in possession of the author.
183. McNamara, letter to Zais.
184. For an example of an effort of this kind, see oral history file 2141, USMC Vietnam
War Oral History Collection.
185. Allnutt, Marine Combined Action Capabilities, 40–42; Brown, oral history in
Hemingway, Our War Was Different, 25; Jimmy Sparrow, oral history in Hemingway,
Our War Was Different, 45. “We were invited to village Tet parties and
sometimes we even received some good intelligence because of what we did
for them.” Skip Freeman, oral history, in Hemingway, Our War Was Different,
104; oral history file 2141, USMC Vietnam War Oral History Collection.
186. Oral history file 2367, USMC Vietnam War Oral History Collection, transcription
by Lacey Lee, February 21, 2012. “Our Kit Carson scout showed no mercy
when he was interrogating a suspect.” L.Cpl. Paul Hernandez, oral history in
Hemingway, Our War Was Different, 174.
187. Allnutt, Marine Combined Action Capabilities, 42. For an assessment from
Lt. Col. Sherwood A. Brunnenmeyer, a director within the CAP, see oral history
file 2898, USMC Vietnam War Oral History Collection, transcription by
Kristen Amundsen, February 22, 2012. See also oral history file 2304- 6, ibid.,
transcription by Victoria Cattanach, February 21, 2012.
188. Williamson, “Briefing for Combined Action,” 42.
189. Hernandez, oral history in Hemingway, Our War Was Different, 174.
190. Oral history file 2599, USMC Vietnam War Oral History Collection.
191. Interview with CAP Marine Wayne Hickman, CAP 2- 3- 2 (November 9, 2013),
transcription in possession of the author.
192. For an intelligence discussion from a frustrated officer, see Maj. H. G. Duncan,
oral history, in Hemingway, Our War Was Different, 156.
193. For instance, see oral history file 2202- 2341, USMC Vietnam War Oral History
Collection.
194. A. W. Sundberg, oral history in Our War Was Different, 111. See also Art Falco,
oral history, ibid., 162.
195. Jay, oral history, ibid., 117.
196. Interview with CAP Marine Mark Reshel CAP Papa 1 (November 9, 2013),
transcription in possession of the author.
197. Christiansen, oral history in Hemingway, Our War Was Different, 133; Klyman,
“Combined Action Program.”
198. Hernandez, oral history in Hemingway, Our War Was Different, 171.
199. Oral history file 3679, USMC Vietnam War Oral History Collection, transcription
by Jacquelyn Thompson, February 22, 2012.
200. Peterson, Combined Action Platoons, 56.
201. Krusewski, oral history in Hemingway, Our War Was Different, 60.
202. Duncan, oral history, ibid., 156.