Editing Dean Rusk (section)

===Military in Southeast Asia===
During the 1930s, Rusk served in the Army reserves. He was called to active duty in December 1940 as a captain. He served as a staff officer in the [[China Burma India Theater of World War II|China Burma India Theater]]. During the war, Rusk had authorized an air drop of arms to the Viet Minh guerrillas in Vietnam commanded by his future enemy [[Ho Chi Minh]].<ref name="Langguth, A.J. p.60"/> At war's end, he was a colonel, decorated with the [[Legion of Merit]] with [[Oak Leaf Cluster]].<ref name=Davidson_bio/>