Chapter 4

An Expanding War, 1962

Unless otherwise noted, the material in this chapter is derived from: William A. Nighswonger, _Rural Pacification in Vietnam 1962–1965_ (Washington: Advanced Research Projects Agency, 1966), hereafter Nighswonger, _Rural Pacification, 1962–65_; USMAAG, Vietnam, “Tactics and Techniques of Counterinsurgent Operations” (Saigon, RVN: USMAAG, 1961), hereafter, USMAAG Vietnam, “Tactics and Techniques of Counterinsurgent Opns”; Hdqts, U.S. Army, _The Viet Cong_ (Ft. Bragg, N.C.: 1965) hereafter, U.S. Army, _Viet Cong_; Cooper, _et al._, _The American Experience With Pacification_; Gravel Edition, _Pentagon Papers_, v. II; “The Strategic Hamlet Program, 1961–63,” _Pentagon Papers_, bk. 3, sec. IV.B.2; Fall, _Two Viet-Nams_.

[4-1] As quoted in the Gravel Edition, _Pentagon Papers_, v. II, p. 140.

_Creation of MACV and Marine Advisory Division_

Unless otherwise noted, the material in this section is derived from: Senior Marine Advisor letter to CMC, dtd 24Jan64, hereafter _SMA ltr to CMC, 24Jan64_; CinCPac Command History, 1962; MACV Command History, 1962; Marine Corps Command Center, Items of Significant Interest, Jan-Feb62, hereafter _MCC Items_; LtGen Richard G. Weede, Intvw by Hist&MusDiv, HQMC dtd 23Jul73 (OralHistColl, Hist&MusDiv, HQMC), hereafter _Weede Interview_.

_The Vietnamese Marine Corps, 1962_

Unless otherwise noted, the material in this section is derived from: _SMA ltr to CMC, 24Jan64_; Capt Don R. Christensen, “A Special Gazette Report: Dateline ... Vietnam,” _Marine Corps Gazette_, v. 47, no. 9 (Sep63), p. 5, hereafter Christensen, “Dateline”; Gen David M. Shoup, SE Asia Trip Folder, Sep62, hereafter _Shoup SEA Trip Folder_; LtCol Harold F. Brown, Comments on Draft MS, Capt Robert Whitlow, “U.S. Marine Activities in Vietnam, 1954–1964” (Vietnam Comment File), hereafter _H. F. Brown Comments_.

[4-2] _SMA ltr to CMC, 24Jan64._

[4-3] Gen David M. Shoup, ltr to President Ngo Dinh Diem, dtd Oct62 (_Shoup SEA Trip Folder_).

[4-4] Gen David M. Shoup conversation with BGen Edwin H. Simmons, dtd Feb74 (1954–64 Project Interview Folder).

[4-5] _SMA ltr to CMC, 24Jan64._

PART II

MARINE HELICOPTERS GO TO WAR