Pictured here are pages from the training program that Jim created along with their Vietnamese translations. These were used during Jim's first tour of Vietnam, immediately after Tet 1968.
Jim's doodle of a Provincial Area Intelligence Representative, from one of the pages in his training manual.
These are Jim's original Captain's Bars (for a Class A dress uniform). He made Captain in early 1969 and never wore the Class A uniform again after 1972.
Jim is pictured here with his boss, Major Al Bissio during his second tour (1972-73). They are waiting for transportation to An Kag, Vietnam.
This picture was taken in Bangkok within days after the Vietnam cease fire. Jim is in the center with colleagues from Detachment K of the 500th MI Group, wearing his Army Commendation Medal.
After the Vietnam cease fire, the State Department began managing the war effort. Jim is pictured here, in Nha Trang Vietnam, with members of the Defense Liaison Office Team for II Corp.
This little medal (equivalent of a challenge coin) was received after six months of excruciating training at the Camp Peary, VA, home of the FARM.
His parents always encouraged him and gave him advice saying, "If the opportunity presents itself, look at it, analyze it, and if it makes sense ... take it!"