Colonel (Retired) Roger Donlon was commissioned through OCS as an infantry officer in 1959, and completed Special Forces training in 1963. He received the Medal of Honor (the first of the Vietnam War) for his actions against a sustained Vietcong attack at Nam Dong near the Laotian border in May 1964, during which he was severely wounded. He later served as commandant of the Advanced Combat Training Academy in Korea, an advisor in Vietnam and Thailand, and commander of 3rd Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, retiring from active duty in 1988. In this interview, he addresses his childhood in upstate New York, his two years at West Point, his Special Forces training, the combat action at Nam Dong, his reflections on the Vietnam War in general, and his later assignments.