Larry Memmott's Blog

Reading Bill Meara’s account of his experiences with the Central America wars of the 1980’s I came across a great line.  He says a “crusty old SF (Special Forces) sergeant told him they were players in a “Low Intensity, High Per Diem War.”  What a great phrase for the Central American wars, and, for that matter, for a number of other conflicts.  Unfortunately, more recent wars have tended to be high intensity, and high per diem has been afforded to only a select few.