Jay Phillips has studied the Vietnam War since 1961, six years before his own experiences there began in 1967. During his 21 months in-country, Mr. Phillips received the Combat Infantry Badge, Army Commendation Medal for Valor, Air Medal, and the Purple Heart with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters. He received his B.A. in History from the University of Denver in 1976. Mr. Phillips served as National Adjutant General for the Military Order of the Purple Heart in 2002-2004. He has drawn on his library of almost 1,300 works on the war in writing A Shau: Crucible of the Vietnam War.
