One Hell of a Ride: Inside an Armored Cavalry Task Force in Vietnam
In 1969, William C. Haponski commanded an armored cavalry task force of 1st Infantry Division north of Saigon. After a year of enlisted Naval Reserve service, four years at West Point, and twenty-two years in the Army, he retired as a Colonel. He earned a Ph. D. from Cornell University in 1967 while teaching full-time on the English faculty at West Point. After retirement in 1978, he was a college professor, dean, and vice president, publishing two books on adult education. His military awards include five medals for valor in Vietnam. He now lives in Florida with his wife of over fifty years, Sandra.