Summary of Darryl Young's The Element of Surprise

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#1 I was one of fourteen men assigned to SEAL Team One, detachment Golf, Juliett Platoon. Out of the two officers and twelve enlisted men, only five had completed one or more tours of duty in Vietnam. The other nine would be in-country for the first time.

#2 The members of Juliett Platoon were Seaman Weber, Seaman Panella, Seaman Reeves, Torpedoman Grimes, Radioman Seaman Shannon, Ship Fitter Pipe Fireman Strausbaugh, Hospital Corpsman First Class Petty Officer Schrier, and Seaman Young.

#3 The Victoria Hotel in Saigon was one of the SEALs’ favorite hangouts. We met on the roof after getting settled, and LePage suggested we meet up later that day to swim in the swimming pool.

#4 I was assigned to the coastal group 36, advance team 71, and was sent to the village of Long Phu. I was informed that the Vietcong and North Vietnamese soldiers had thousands of places to hide and escape routes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jul 12, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822545588

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Insights on Darryl Young's The Element of Surprise

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 22

Insights from Chapter 23

Insights from Chapter 24

Insights from Chapter 25

Insights from Chapter 26

Insights from Chapter 27

Insights from Chapter 28

Insights from Chapter 29

Insights from Chapter 30

Insights from Chapter 31

Insights from Chapter 32

Insights from Chapter 33

Insights from Chapter 34

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I was one of fourteen men assigned to SEAL Team One, detachment Golf, Juliett Platoon. Out of the two officers and twelve enlisted men, only five had completed one or more tours of duty in Vietnam. The other nine would be in-country for the first time.

#2

The members of Juliett Platoon were Seaman Weber, Seaman Panella, Seaman Reeves, Torpedoman Grimes, Radioman Seaman Shannon, Ship Fitter Pipe Fireman Strausbaugh, Hospital Corpsman First Class Petty Officer Schrier, and Seaman Young.

#3

The Victoria Hotel in Saigon was one of the SEALs’ favorite hangouts. We met on the roof after getting settled, and LePage suggested we meet up later that day to swim in the swimming pool.

#4

I was assigned to the coastal group 36, advance team 71, and was sent to the village of Long Phu. I was informed that the Vietcong and North Vietnamese soldiers had thousands of places to hide and escape routes.

#5

The fourth day in Vietnam, I made fourteen trips to the head. I kept track of how many trips I made by carving notches in the plywood with my K-bar knife as I sat there. My rear end was so sore, I felt I should have received the Purple Heart for my wounds.

#6

I was briefed for my first operation in Vietnam, and was confident as I readied my gear. I wore good old Levi’s jeans along with my blue and gold tee-shirt with a standard cammo top. Over all that, I wore an inflatable UDT life jacket.

#7

I was rear security, and chose a Stoner 63-A light machine gun as my main weapon. The Stoner had a maximum rate of fire of one thousand rounds per minute and used disintegrating-link 5. 56mm ammo. I had 440 rounds of ammo in