Dick James joined the Army in February of 1962 and, after completing jump school, volunteered for Special Forces. James graduated from SF training and completed a tour in Ethiopian in 1964, instructing indigenous forces in unconventional warfare. By 1966, James was in Vietnam, rotating between various camps near the Cambodian border. After eighteen months overseas, he returned to the United States separated from the Army.
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