On this week's show, Retired Rear Admiral (Upper Half) Thomas A Brooks joins me to talk about his time as the Commander of the NIS Office (NISO) in Vietnam.  Admiral Brooks would eventually retire as the Director of Naval Intelligence (DNI).  Admiral Brooks provides a Commander's view of what it was like to serve in a war zone conducting intelligence activities and criminal investigations.  He also discusses the devastating effects of Agent Orange in which several agents from the period have had to endure.  Finally, Admiral Brooks discusses the partnership between NIS Vietnam Veterans, NCIS Deputy Director Sam Worth and a NCIS Naval Officer to obtain Veteran Status for all agents who served in Vietnam.