Larry Gwin was commissioned as an infantry lieutenant out of Yale University in 1963. After two years with the 82d Airborne Division, he served as an advisor to a South Vietnamese Army battalion in the Mekong Delta before joining the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) in September 1965. Larry Gwin then served as an executive officer for Alpha Company, 2/7 during the Battle of Ia Drang.

Photo credit:
Larry Gwin
Dan Arant

Footage credit: U.S. Army

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