I feel that the decision to send his soldiers to the beach was not a bad idea, and I do agree with it. After spending months in nearly constant combat, always worrying if there may be a sniper or the threat of an attack. Lieutenant McDonough was trying to give his soldiers some sort of a relaxation and a release from all of the pent-up stress,…[Read more]

LT McDonough acts very strongly when PFC King first joins his platoon. He makes the PFC address him with the proper customs and courtesies and then inspects all of his belongings. LT McDonough finds marijuana in PFC King’s rucksack and burns it all in front of him. This leads to PFC King later shooting his M-79 grenade launcher right past LT…[Read more]

When LT McDonough assumes command of his platoon following the departure of LT Rolfe, he recognized immediately that he has a substantial amount of work that he must accomplish. First off, LT Rolfe has managed to completely erode any sort of goodwill between enlisted and officer in this unit. The men do not view their platoon as a unit, but as the…[Read more]

LT McDonough provides cadets with a view that is often overlooked througout the course of their training. LT McDonough describes his life at West Point before Vietnam, his time at West Point and his many experiences and fun times. This is a feeling that many cadets are used to, he goes to the schools that cadets envy; Airborne school, jumpmaster…[Read more]