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McCaffrey commanded B Co 2-7th Cav in Vietnam during 1968-69. In this series of video interviews, veterans of the company share their perspective of the battlefield leadership of then Captain Barry McCaffrey.

Captain McCaffrey was on his third combat tour at age 25. He would be wounded for the third time while commanding this Air Assault Company of the 1st Cavalry Division.

1st Sergeant Emerson Trainer was an enormously experienced field combat leader. He had served in the same B Co 2-7th Cav in the Korean War. He also would be wounded for the third team leading these terrific soldiers. The soldiers loved and trusted him. At age 35 he was the “Old Man” of the company.

The soldiers were mostly teenagers or younger than 22. Almost all were draftees….. even though draftees comprised less than 25% of the total troop population in Vietnam. These troops were incredibly courageous, aggressive, quick to protect their buddies, smart and physically fit. Combat was relentless and violent. We lived like animals and dug like moles.

The company operated alone on the battlefield but was supported by incredibly effective US artillery, attack helicopters, and US Air Force fighter-bombers.

These soldiers have stayed together in association for 50 years. Every two years we gather at the Vietnam Memorial and remember those who were killed…. and all those who protected each other.

Download a PDF copy Military History Stories, a biographical summary and history of the life of General Barry McCaffrey.

NBC NEWS SEATTLE HONORS GENERAL BARRY MCCAFFREY FOR HIS LIFETIME OF SERVICE 30 July 2025

SEATTLE UNIVERSITY CONVERSATIONS

BARRY R. MCCAFFREY – HISTORICAL INTERVIEW

BARRY R. MCCAFFREY – HISTORY & LEGACY

ANGRY AMERICANS – EPISODE 85: FULL INTERVIEW

VIET NAM– OUR VETERANS IN PERSPECTIVE

MEDIA COVERAGE OF THE PERSIAN GULF WAR

ANDOVER INTERVIEW –
NATIONAL SECURITY

HIGH SOBRIETY HOSTS BARRY MCCAFFREY TO DISCUSS…

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These people are destroying our global alliances that keep us safe. There will be no coming back from our ignorant and destructive actions against our allies. Where are the members of Congress to rein in this madness.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio has declared that the U.S. no longer shares most of its vital intelligence with the UK, directly undermining the five-eyes alliance and undermining American security.

More petty behaviour from the far-right American government.

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Trump was crazy in his first term, but people stopped him.

Gary Cohen put the tariff memorandum in the shredder.

Nobody let him bomb North Korea.

There were rational people in the room who looked at each other and said — we’re going to curb his crazy.

If he’d won in 2020 he’d

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Blinding arrogance.

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JD Vance: “It's very, very important for the pope to be careful when he talks about matters of theology."

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18 Apr

J.D. Vance is halfway through the woodchipper right now.

And if you don’t understand that the attack on the Pope was aimed directly at Vance — you don’t understand Donald Trump.

Vance converted to Catholicism. He’s writing a book about that conversion.

So Trump attacks the

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Iran has the upper hand. They are tactically devastated. Trump political desperation. Iran now choke hold over oil tankers. Never give up nuclear weapons. Will seek the destruction of Israel. Our minimum objectives. Hold the cease fire. Open the Gulf.

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