DEPARTMENTOFTHENAVYHeadquartersUnitedStatesMarineCorpsWashington,DC20380-00018August1989FOREWORD1.PURPOSEFleetMarineForceReferencePublication(FMFRP)12-41,
ProfessionalKnowledgeGainedfromOperationalExperienceinVietnam,1967,is
pub-lishedtoensuretheretentionanddisseminationofusefulinformationwhichisnotintendedtobecomedoctrineortobepublishedinFleetMarineForcemanuals.FMFRPsinthe12Seriesareaspecialcategoryofpublications:reprintsofhistoricalworkswhichwerepublishedcommerciallyorbytheU.S.GovernmentPrintingOfficeandarenolongerinprint.2.SCOPEThisreferencepublicationcomplementsexistingtrainingmanualsonsmall-unittactics,patrolling,weapons,minesandboobytraps,andleadership.WrittenbyamultitudeofMarinesduringtheVietnamWar,thisvolumeisanexcellentcompendiumoflessonstobelearnedfromtheMarineCorps’experiencen1967.Itisenthusiasticallyecommendedoalljunioroffi-cers,SNCOS,andNCOSwhowillprofitfromtheprinciplespresented.3.CERTIFICATIONReviewedandapprovedthisdate.BYDIRECTIONOFTHECOMMANDANTFTHEMARINECORPSM.P;SULLIVANMajorGeneral,U.S.MarineCorpsDeputyCommanderforWarfightingMarineCorpsCombatDevelopmentCommandQuantico,VirginiaDISTRIBUTION:
“TL7”
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