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Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Maps; Introduction; 1. Force Recon-By Land, Sea, and Air; 2. The Vietnam War: An Overview; 3. "In the Beginning ... ": 1962-1965; 4. Marine Reconnaissance in Vietnam: 1965; 5. The Creation of Stingray; 6. First One In-Last One Out: 1965-1970; 7. Early Lessons Learned-the Hard Way: 1965; 8. Operation Hastings: July-August 1966; 9. Stringray in Operation Prairie: August-September 1966; 10. Just Another Day in October: 1966; 11. The Story Is in the Letters: 1967; 12. Mike McKenna, Radio Operator, 3d Force Recon Company, 1967.;The definitive account of Force Recon Marines behind the lines in Vietnam. Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents Maps Introduction 1. Force Recon-By Land, Sea, and Air 2. The Vietnam War: An Overview 3. "In the Beginning ... ": 1962-1965 4. Marine Reconnaissance in Vietnam: 1965 5. The Creation of Stingray 6. First One In-Last One Out: 1965-1970 7. Early Lessons Learned-the Hard Way: 1965 8. Operation Hastings: July-August 1966 9. Stringray in Operation Prairie: August-September 1966 10. Just Another Day in October: 1966 11. The Story Is in the Letters: 1967 12. Mike McKenna, Radio Operator, 3d Force Recon Company, 1967. 13. U.S. Strategy for Vietnam in 196714. "Marines Should Know about This Thing Called Stingray": 1968 15. Stingray '70 16. Employing the Recon Patrol, 1968 17. The Defining Year, 1968: Marine Reconnaissance Operations 18. Marine Corps Reconnaissance Activities: 1969 19. "The Older We Get the Better We Were!": 1969 20. Vietnamization and Redeployment Reconnaissance Operations: 1970-1971 21. My Thoughts about Stingray Operations in Vietnam: 1969-1970 22. "We Have Something of a Problem Out Here ... ": 1969-1970 23. The Battle for Hill 510: 1970 24. "And the Beat Goes On," 1991. 25. In Conclusion . . .Epilogue Recommended Reading Index Footnotes Chapter 1 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 9 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25. In 1966, the Marine Corps introduced a bold, new concept to the battlefield. Little did the designers of that concept realize that it would change the way wars are fought, and the Corps, from that day forward. One of the most influential strategies of the Vietnam War, the Stingray Patrol comprised seven to ten marines in small teams, inserted by chopper deep in enemy territory. Surrounded on all sides by North Vietnamese Army troops and Viet Cong guerillas, these small, high-effective teams brought death and destruction to the enemy without ever going head-to-head in a gunfight with them. Like today's Special Forces, Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, and Marine Force Recon units that operate behind enemy lines using laser pointers and satellite communications, these Stingray Patrols helped target the enemy for artillery and air strikes . . . with devastating accuracy and effect. Force Recon Marine and team leader Bruce "Doc" Norton participated in many Stingray missions and, now, through interviews, eyewitness accounts, and declassified documents, he takes the reader behind enemy lines, telling the full story of Stingray's origins and operations. Stingray is the definitive history of these units and missions, available now for the first time in eBook format.