Officers Directing Artillery Fire Put in a Perilous Position

after serving nearly eight months as a forward observer in the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), Larry Hunter was reassigned to a 105 mm artillery battery. “I have a lot less worries about getting shot at,” wrote the battle-hardened lieutenant in a letter home. “Now that I’m away from the infantry, I’ll tell you that an artillery forward observer is one of the most dangerous positions over here