john henning that commanded b company. i went down there and went to see the brigade commander of the 3rd brigade and said, i want to command a rifle company. i've been to vietnam and have experience in combat and led patrols and all sorts of things and led ambushes, counterambushes, et cetera. the commander said, this is very unusual for someone to knock on my door looking for a job. what did g-1 section say? they don't know i'm here, sir. they sent me off to the first brigade. you go out and see hal moore. i went to see moore. why are you you? what happened to g-1 section? well, i don't want to go to that. he said, well let me call colonel brown, and colonel brun called the g-1 and said, oh, that's where he is. they said, okay, you can have him. initially i was the s-2 of the battalion. >> so colonel moore at the time brought you in as an s-2? >> right. >> as an officer of the 1st of the 7th? >> right. and the -- i did that for a couple of months, and then there was -- >> you did that for a couple of months, meaning you