Sergeant Griffin

Sergeant Griffin is a U.S. Army soldier who served during the Vietnam War as a member of the Green Berets Special Forces.

History
Sgt. Griffin was a member of Colonel Kirby's A-Team Detachments formed and deployed in Vietnam. He is first seen in Strike Camp A-107. Sgt. Griffin shared a brief conversation with Sergeant McGee, whom he informed was time to relieve him of guard duty one night before an enemy mortar struck the camp, including the camp's team house, dispensary (where Griffin and McGee met in) and the communications bunker. Overall, Griffin appeared as a strong soldier with great force behind his voice and presence. Griffin held the rank of Sergeant First Class (E-7).

Action
During the first mission to finish construction of Camp A-107, Sgt. Griffin survived an enemy mortar that struck the camp's dispensary where he and Doc were talking in between changing of the guard. He quickly reported to Col. Kirby that the dispensary was fine and that the mortar hit was "a near miss", resulting in zero casualties.

Sgt. Griffin was later seen during the assignment to clear away a 300-foot kill-zone outside the camp perimeter. He complimented the guest workers--the U.S. Navy Seabees for their bulldozer doing "a day's work", before resuming his guard duties.

Sgt. Griffin was later seen during the night battle at Camp "A" 107. He commanded one of the machine gun trench crews, ordering first the use of napalm rigged near the camp's barbed-wired perimeter fencing when the Viet Cong soldiers attempted to storm it. This resulted in numerous Viet Cong lying dead on the fencing, engulfed in fire. Later into the fighting, Sgt. Griffin was seen wounded in the arm, while still commanding his crew in the trenches. In another trench nearby, Sergeant Lark ordered a fall back. Griffin quickly complied and ordered his men to follow suit. He was last seen calling for a medic while he and his team withdrew from the trenches.

After the battle, it is highly likely Sgt. Griffin was evacuated with the rest of the wounded soldiers and spent an undetermined amount of time in the army hospital ward, in recovery.

Trivia

 * Sgt. Griffin was portrayed by John Wayne movie cast regular the late Chuck Roberson.
 * Sgt. Griffin is one of four known soldiers in Col. Kirby's A-Teams holding the rank of Sergeant First Class (E-7). Others included Sergeant McGee, Sergeant Kowalski and Sergeant Lark.