About Robert Rheault
Robert Bradley Rheault (October 31, 1925 – October 16, 2013) was an American soldier in the U.S. Army Special Forces who served as commander of the First Special Forces Group in Okinawa, and the Fifth Special Forces Group in Vietnam from May to July 1969. Rheault was best known for his role as a co-conspirator and commander of the unit responsible for the 20 June 1969 execution of South Vietnam double agent Thai Khac Chuyen, who compromised intelligence agents involved in Project GAMMA operating in Vietnam and Cambodia. Rheault was awarded the Silver Star for his actions in combat in the Korean War, attaining the rank of captain. Rheault spoke French from an early age and attended Phillips Exeter Academy, from which he graduated in 1943.
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