7.3K views · 52 reactions | Our TV writer Kristi Turnquist sits down for an interview with General Merrill A. McPeak, former Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force. Gen. McPeak is featured in the Ken Burns documentary "The Vietnam War." | The Oregonian | Facebook

Nicknamed "Merrill's Marauders," the #5307thCompositeGroup(Provisional) mission was to capture a #Myitkyina airport. Some 800 miles through jungle and mountainous terrain and five major battles later, #MerrillsMaurauders captured the airport in May 1944 and the city of Myitkyina in August 1944. #USASOC | U.S. Army Special Operations Command