In the photo top left, Mike is standing on the ramp of his M125, 81mm Mortar Carrier preparing for Christmas 1970. On December 20th, this track, A-41, "A Little Bit of Hell" was destroyed by a land mine.

The bottom photo is of Mike's track. Mike is at the laterals driving. The laterals were a field modification to the standard M113 FOV (Family of Vehicles) driving controls installed to protect the driver from detonations beneath the left track... a common threat to APC's and other lightly armored vehicles.

Mike, along with 1/5(M) also saw action in Cambodia, at the Michelin Rubber Plantation and in the Boi Loi Woods to name but a few. For a detailed report on the1/5(M) "Bobcats", go to: http://www.bobcat.ws/index.html#table. Absolutely incredible what these guys endured.

Mike is a noted World War II historian and has authored and co-authored the following books relating to German WWII history. He is currently working on a number of related titles to be published in the near future, and as they become available, I will post those here as well.