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TANS: The TANS Collection, Volume I

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The book is offered as a collection of reminisces of events that occurred nearly 40 years ago, the stories are anecdotal in nature, meant for entertainment and information not to be taken as academic reference. I served with Jack Waer in the time periods of the early sixties and despite his "larcenous spirit" he has no need to prevaricate to impress any whom served with him. Mr Moises' dismissal of his work because of perceived inaccuracies is patently unfair as well as petty. The very fact there are no documented references to our mission or us attests to the level of secrecy we working under during those times.

This book lets actual soldiers who served in the Army Security Agency tell their stories in their own words.
From the jungles of Vietnam to the streets of East Berlin, they served without public recognition and were sometimes scorned by other soldiers who didn't understand their mission.
Welcome home, boys, and thanks for a fine job.

The book in written by the people who have been there, done that.
Most could not say what they were doing or did and after some 40 years it is leaking out. These men were the top 10 percent of the US Military. That is a fact and not a TANS.
Written by men for men.
Now children, parents, wives and others get a view of what these men did while in Vietnam and around the world.
George T
"TAM"

This is a great collection of short stories about the "enjoyable" part of being involved in the war in VietNam. ASA and Non-ASA people alike will identify with the people in this book. I know I did and hopefully my story will be in the next edition of TANS.

This is an interesting collection of stories about Vietnam as seen and experienced by Army Security Agency analysts and technicians. I enjoyed the stories and many of my memories of Nam were pleasantly refreshed. I reccomend this book to ASA and non-ASA veterans alike.

Thank you to the authors and editor for this collection.

I bought this book out of duty to a friend who wrote one of the chapters. My interest was quickly kindled, and I found it to be a great read. All I know is that in the future, I'm ordering my beers in twos. We never know when the beer will run out...

November 20, 1953 to May 7, 1954. 13 days short of six months and Beatrice is shown on a French map circa December, 1953. I seriously doubt Jack would have made it up - and he may have even been there before construction of Beatrice was complete. It wasn't uncommon for ASA to begin operating in an area before it was actually occupied by troops in order to determine the location, readiness and strength of enemy forces. If Jack Waer said he was there for six months, I'd believe it.

The stories in this book claim to be all true, but I have to wonder. Jack Waer's story of his role in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu caught my eye. He claims to have spent 6 months at Beatrice (the strongpoint that was the northeast corner of the French defenses at Dien Bien Phu). This would have been kind of difficult, since Beatrice did not exist for even four months. It was established in December 1953, and was overrun by the Viet Minh on March 14, 1954.