S-5 was civilian affairs. I think that this section was a new creation for Vietnam. I don't think that this was a full-time job. It seems like whoever was the S-5 officer also had some other duties. S-5 handled compensation claims for damages caused by Marines. I remember these compensation amounts to families, which also demonstrate what a strange place the RVN was:
| $25US | Kill a civilian |
| $33US | Injure a civilian |
| $150US | Kill a water bull |
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S-5 guy inspecting the garbage truck. Driver killed later when truck hit mine. photo from Lee Hodge |
