Alpha Troop | Bringing Distinction to Vietnam Soldiers

Alpha Troop, a small but heroic group of 300 American soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War, exemplified the epic valor of historic war tales told and re-told through the ages―except their story was never shared. On May 26, 1970, Alpha Troop, the 11th Armored Cavalry Division, led by Captain John Poindexter, executed a high-casualty mission to rescue nearly 100 U.S. soldiers in imminent danger within the forests of Cambodia. These heroes went unrecognized for more than 40 years.