Green Berets In A Summary Of The Vietnam War

Colonel Magnus was more than aware that there were Special Operations teams watching his every move. He knew sending his own soldiers out to find them would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. He wished they had captured at least one; they might have been able to break him and find out where he was from. He was aware that the closest Special Operations units were the SEALs in Virginia and Special Forces at Fort Bragg; he wondered how they got them this far north. He units had successfully cleared Fort Indiantown Gap and basically found no one home; all of their equipment, weapons, ammunition, food and water were gone. He and his staff had determined the tracks they had found on three of the secondary roads at the back of the post, heading south, must have been their evacuation route. Unfortunately, he had lost a Company in the process of clearing the post and tracking the Green Berets. The Green Berets caused the most damage, but that was their job wasn’t it. On the plus side, he knew they were being watched
He’d be like Sherman through Georgia; he’d lay waste to everything in his path on his way to Washington D.C., and he’d play the game. At 1900 he was set to have a briefing on the current status of all of his forces. Over the past week he was informed there were more than two thousand new recruits, some civilians, Army, Navy and Marine reservists and active duty, although he didn’t know the branch. He was excited that people were flocking to the movement and believed like he did, it was time for a fresh start--that the country needed new blood. After the 1900 meeting all units would be ordered to resume heading south, and would continue the march on the nation’s capital. Lieutenant Colonel Layton approached Colonel Magus in his CP. “Sir, may I speak to you for a moment?” Lt Colonel Layton asked. “Yes of course Colonel, what’s on your mind?” Colonel Magnus