Foreword by Lieutenant General (Ret.) Joseph W. KinzerAuthor's Note and Acknowledgments PART I: THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR 1 Learning to Soldier the Old-Fashioned Way 2 The United States Army Ranger Course 3 The Art of Command4 Becoming an Infantry Officer5 The United States Army Airborne Course PART II: THE ALL-VOLUNTEER ARMY IN THE 1970s 6 The Volunteer Army7 The "On the Ground" Reality of the Volunteer Army8 Waking up After Vietnam PART III: DUTY WITH THE SCREAMING EAGLES 9 Assignment to the 101st Airborne Division10 Training Junior Officers for War11 Airmobile Operations12 Training Soldiers13 Training West Point Cadets14 A New Look for the 506th Infantry15 Rangers Lead the Way16 Special Mission Opportunities17 Company Administration and Logistics18 Preparing for Unconventional Warfare19 The Band of Brothers20 Maneuver Warfare the Air Assault Way21 Training the Brigade22 Traditions and Honors of the 506th Infantry23 Going on the Offensive24 Back to the Jungle25 New Assignments PART IV: TRAINING FOR COMMAND 26 Preparing for Company Command27 Fort Benning Social Life28 Maintenance Training at Fort Knox PART V: KOREA AND THE 2D INFANTRY DIVISION 29 Assignment to the 2d Infantry Division30 Combat in the DMZ31 Readiness and Semi-Annual Inspections 32 Taking Command 33 The Challenge of Command 34 Patrolling the Streets and Alleyways of Tong du Cheon and Tokori 35 Army Training Tests, Courts-Martial, and the DMZ 36 Chipyong-ni and the DMZ 37 Dealing with Generals 38 Change of Mission 39 Aide-de-Camp to the Commanding General PART VI: HOME TO FORT CAMPBELL AND THE 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION (AIR ASSAULT) 40 Paying My Dues for Company Command 41 Staff Duty in the 187th Infantry 42 Exercise "Bright Star 81" and Deployment to Egypt 43 Epilogue Glossary of Acronyms and TermsEndnotesIndex.