The Orders
The Operation Yorktown strategy on June 29, 1966, outside of Bien Hoa, Vietnam was an ill-fated initiative dealing with the mission of A Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry, by higher command. My father received those orders and it was his job to get his 140 men to follow them to the letter, even though he was very apprehensive about the viability of the plans. The repercussions are still felt today, yet most people have never even heard of the battle. This documentary tells the story of the men that were there.