I had the honor of being an escort officer for the "Man in Black" during his tour to perform for us (the troops) in Vietnam. I admired the man long before that, and I have loved him and his music ever since. At Long Binh he performed to the point of exhaustion. The men couldn't get enough of him, and he gave them his all.
Now that's an additional duty assignment I'd be honored to have!
When you said escort officer, I thought this was going to be a different kind of assignment/story....
There is some youtube footage of Cash in 'Nam, not sure if it's Long Binh though.
My former CO was a 'Nam Vet- the crustiest CW5 you'll ever meet. And, I've met a lot of grumpy Warrant Officers during my career. He once told the Brigade Commander, while chewing on his cigar, "why don't you tell someone who gives a f###, sir!" I thought the "sir" part was a nice touch....good way to finish the statement.
I sure miss the Ol' Chief...
