General chapman would make the long journey to viet nom many times, but all he could offer was moral support. Chapman's son walton joined the marines and served in viat nom. And the marines that were there, my dad had no tactical control. He couldn't tell the 26 marines to leave cason and go somewhere else. How could someone like chapman be satisfied with that if he couldn't defend the borders of south viet nom then maybe running the i an s would be his second chance?