Here is a 1965 report from my hometown newspaper that summed up my only notable military operation:
“Army 1st Lt. David G Martin Jr, 25, whose parents live at 408 N. Main St. Davidson N.C. marched in the Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington DC. Jan. 20, as a member of the 6th Special Forces group from Fort Bragg. Wearing the distinctive Green Beret of the Special Forces, Lieutenant Martin was one of more than 200 soldiers who represented the John F. Kennedy Center for Special Warfare in the parade.
“Special Forces were created by the Department of the Army to provide, in time of war, a unit through which the Army can develop and employ guerrilla warfare forces against the enemy in support of military operations. He entered the army in November 1962. Martin was graduated from North Mecklenburg High School in Huntersville in 1958 and from Davidson College in 1962.”…