 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Paakasvika pedyo neSouth Vietnam muna April 1966 ngarava inoparadza yakarwisa nzvimbo dzokutengesera zvinhu dzeVietcong nemisasa kwemwedzi 4 yakatevera. Pashure pokumbomira kwenguva pfupi, Morton yakatanga basa reSea Dragonnechokuchamhembe kweVietnam muna May 1967. Mukati mekurwiswa uku, yakarwisa nzvimbo dzekudzivirira mhenderekedzo dzemuvengi uye zvivakwa zve radar uye yakadzivisa kufamba kwechikepe pamhenderekedzo. Morton yakapawo rutsigiro rwekupfura kwe12th Marine Regiment pedyo neDMZ vasati vadzokera kuSan Diego musi waNovember 3. 