Sam Adams

That's Major Sam Adams, the S-3 (Operations Officer) for 2/4. The senior commissioned and noncommissioned officers of 2/4 had all been in combat before. I never knew if they were afraid, though I'm certain they must have been. Sam Adams was a "mustang," commissioned from the ranks. As bad as it ever got, when Sam was there, chewing his cigar, you somehow felt it was going to be all right.