supporting elements is commanded by colonel james timothy who is welcomed by vietnam by ambassador maxwell taylord by general william westmoreland. in the ceremonies which followed, colonel timothy gets his first look at the strife-torn shores of vietnam and for the first time the brigade unfurls the proud emblem of freedom over the land it is here to protect. to ambassador taylor, the occasion holds a special meaning as the one-time commander of the 101st talks to his son captain thomas taylor now a member of the screaming eagles. concluding the day's events, some of the airborne infantrymen stage a parachute jump for ambassador taylor and general westmoreland. it is to be one of the few jumps these paratroopers will make in vietnam. the screaming eagles descend toward the earth and the unknown hardships of jungle warfare they will face in the months ahead. within two weeks after their arrival at cameron bay, the screaming eagles are september northward on their first combat operation. as they sail 130 miles up the coast, it is mid-august and the brigade hasn't yet had time to establish its perm