“Steel My Soldiers’ Hearts” is the story of how in January 1969, David Hackworth is brought to Viet Nam from the United States to “fix” (p. ... ”
Colonel Hackworth writes about how he transforms a poorly trained, inept group of soldiers into an effective fighting force. He writes of dealing with the harsh conditions, terrain and climate of the Mekong Delta, lack of adequate leadership and the poor attitude of the soldiers not only toward the North Vietnamese Army, Viet Cong but also towards the South Vietnamese whom they were fighting along side (p. ... Hackworth arrived at the fire base to find that its current leader, Colonel Lark*, had built the Fire Base in the middle of mine field; during the set up of FSB Dizzy, eighteen soldiers had been wounded inside the perimeter due to booby traps and mines (p. ...
Soldiers had difficulty telling the “good guys from the bad guys” (p. ... The soldiers also distrusted the ARVN soldiers, not sure who was truly a soldier and who may be a Viet Cong.
Fighting not only the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army on the battle field, Hackworth also had to fight the double dealing career army officer to whom a false report, higher body counts were and happy hour more important then the safety of the soldiers that Hackworth was leading. ... The battle resulted with forty enemy dead and fifty American soldiers were wounded or killed (p. ... Where ever the soldiers were, the girls were, trading sex for money, c-rations, candy, and just about anything else.
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