Phillip J. Harkinson

Description
Phillip is an older man, standing at 5'9. He has short hair, slowly going away. He is a man that doesn't seem to see soldiers as soldiers, seemingly more so as just numbers that he can use to fight. He was placed in charge of the 1st Air Cavalry after their previous Colonel, Colonel Trevors, was killed in a helicopter crash in 1967.

Personality/Reputation
Harkinson is known as a brutal leader. He received an extraordinary amount of soldiers killed under his name, leading to the 11th Pathfinders being known as a company that was slaughtered operation after operation. The 11th was his favorite unit, always sending them to die whenever he seemed to please. The men under his command mostly had no option but to follow his orders. His men absolutely hated him, deeming him as a psychopath that needed to be kicked out of HI-COM, and the military itself. HI-COM seemed to like the man for some reason. However, those closer to him report that his aggressiveness to the soldiers seems to come from a place of kindness and expectancy, as he had been reported to have high faith in the pathfinders. However, his growing dissatisfaction is seen clearly in the notes to pathfinder command and the HI-COM around him.

Cause of Death
Colonel Harkinson was one of the few HI-COM left in Saigon when the fall began to take place. His small team of personal guards were assaulted as he moved with them to one of the evac points. On their way there, they were ambushed by PAVN and cut down. A local ARVN team assisting in the retreating located their bodies.

Operations Lead
Operation "Shitstain," 1968