Seymour Hollingsworth
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Seymour Hollingsworth (born 1925) is a retired U.S. Army Vietnam Era colonel.
Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, he quickly developed an interest in war following his father's involvement in the Pacific Theatre during the World War II. Hollingsworth joined the army at the age of 18, and quickly progressed through the ranks, becoming a full colonel in 1962. Hollingsworth served throughout the Vietnam War, and is perhaps best known for his involvement in the Phoenix Program following the 1968 Tet Offensive.
During the controversial Phoenix Program, Colonel Hollingsworth, the senior ranking officer of Phoenix under William E. Colby, headed a detachment of US and ARVN soldiers on seek and destroy missions, part of the so-called Project Pale Horse, in an attempt to destroy Viet Cong non-combatant infrastructure. His efforts earned him the Bronze and Silver Stars, as well as the Distinguished Service Medal in 1969.
Following his tour of duty in Vietnam ending with the recall of U.S. troops in 1973, Colonel Hollingsworth retired from the U.S. Army and returned to Little Rock, Arkansas where he opened a museum dedicated to Vietnam War veterans.
Many believe Hollingsworth to be the basis of the Robert Duvall character Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore in Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now[citation needed], just as the Scott Glenn character Lieutenant Richard M. Colby is obviously inspired by CIA Chief William Colby.
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