GREY
FEATHERS

Led By Love of Country

2nd Edition

The story is about the 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry, 4th Division serving in the Republic of South Vietnam 1967-1970. The story is derived from operation reports, battle scenes, magazine articles, interviews, and experience incurred in battle conditions.

A JOURNEY FROM DARKNESS TO LIGHT

The Search for Prisoners of War

The book is divided into four sections. The first concerns the firefight where five American Soldiers are stranded in a Landing Zone. No helicopters were planned to return after the pickup helicopter aborted its mission. The men were captured and became prisoners of war. The second is the approval for the rescue mission, the recruiting, and the planning. The third phase is the search to find a Prisoner of War Compound in three countries—Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Laos. Two were found but were empty. The third was discovered in Laos where the prisoners were held. The fourth phase of the book is the journey through Laos and Cambodia on their way to Thailand and safety.

Maintenance Storerooms and MRO

Made Simple

The maintenance storeroom is a key department in a facility. It is a profit center and supports Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Predictive Maintenance (PdM) efforts. It supplies parts for emergencies and unexpected breakdowns. It contributes to improving reliability for maintenance by the purchase and storage of quality parts. Equipment Bills of Materials are kept up to date and maintained, so that the right parts, right quantities, with the right specifications are able to be determined by the buyer, and by the maintenance crew. 

Kitting in Maintenance

Made Simple

The challenges facing both plants and facilities today are to minimize their downtime, increase their throughput, and reduce their cycle time. It is a fast paced environment, with competition and a focus on quality and the bottom line. When equipment is unable to be run due to a maintenance issue, a single part or multiple parts may be needed for the repair. When there is a parts shortage, it disrupts the workflow and affects the output of both maintenance and production. This may lead to a cataclysmic end to a planned production run. One way to lessen the consequences of part shortages in maintenance is to implement a kitting process to ensure that parts are available for planned maintenance jobs.

“Grey Feathers” by Daniel M. DeWald

BOOK REVIEW

Thought provoking, captivating, and engaging, author Daniel Dewald’s Grey Feathers: Led by Love of Country is a must-read non-fiction book. The chilling accounts and harrowing details the author delved into made this story feel both haunting yet honest, and the way the author was able to capture the dedication and service of the soldiers while also showing the hardships and struggles made for a memorable and worthwhile read.

– Jack Chambers, Pacific Book Review

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Daniel M. DeWald was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and served in the U.S. Army 4th Infantry Division from August 1969 to August 1970. He had the rank of 1st Lieutenant and served as a combat platoon leader. As a result of the war, he received multiple commendation medals, including a Bronze Star for Valor (BSV) for saving people under hostile fire, a Silver Oak Leaf Cluster during a joint operation with the ARVN (Army of South Vietnam), an Air Medal, the Combat Infantryman’s badge, and others.

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