Rion Causey
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Rion Causey (January 6, 1948) was born in Perry, Georgia and is best known as a member of the US Army's Tiger Force unit.
He joined the US Army on July 4, 1966 and arrived in Vietnam as a paratrooper medic in September of 1967. He joined the Tiger Force through a coin toss with another medic.[citation needed]
Causey was not present with the Tiger Force during the Song Ve Valley operation but was present for the Operation Wheeler. Both operations are considered very controversial due to the reports of atrocities committed by the Tiger Force.
PFC Causey was wounded in early March 1967 by American artillery during an ambush near the village of Phu Loc. His last action in Vietnam was to drag the body of fellow soldier Pop Collins out of the ambush. Causey claims he heard the artillery round come through the trees.
After leaving the Army in July 1969, Causey entered North Carolina State University as a freshman in nuclear engineering where eight years later, he was awarded a Ph.D. with highest honors.
Afterwards, Causey taught for two years at Texas A&M University and five years at the University of Virginia. He then joined Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California where he has worked in the area of fusion engineering for the last 22 years.[citation needed]
