Combat Infantry Badge and Purple Heart

The most prized awards in Vietnam for U.S. military personnel was the Combat Infantry Badge and the Purple Heart. Only relatively few who served in Vietnam received both these medals, most were infantrymen. In the infantry we fought the enemy face to face in battle. We earned these medals many years ago and I have written  how it was to earn them. The Shake 'n Bake Sergeant is a true story of what it was like to be an infantry sergeant. One who fought the enemy face to face and whose sole purpose was to lead infantrymen into battle.