perspective, but one theme that is constant among our service personnel is their pride in the service to country. 40 years after the first full-scale engagement between u.s. troops and the people s army of vietnam, the vietnam archive at texas tech university in lubbock interviewed veterans from the battle ofs ia drang valley. it was after these battles, waged in november 1965 that north vietnamese forces began engaging in guerrilla warfare. the americans, outnumbered by the north vietnamese army prevailed, but at a heavy cost. enrique pujals was a second lieutenant and a platoon leader with the 2nd battalion, 7th cavalry in the fall of 1965. his platoon got into the fight at landing zone x-ray where his men were first hit with friendly fire. up next, excerpts from his oral history interview. immediately following this 30-minute program we ll hear from tracy black enders, the daughter of a newspaper reporter who was embedded with the 7th cavalry. now, enrique pujals. i wa