Gone NativeBy: Alan Cornett On his first combat assignment, Cornett accompanied the Vietnamese Rangers on a search and destroy mission near Khe Sang. There he gained entree into a culture that he would ultimately respect greatly and admire deeply. Cornett's most challenging military duty began when he joined the Phoenix Program. As part of AK squad, he dressed in enemy uniform and roamed the deadly Central Highlands, capturing high ranking VC officers in hot