Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pashure pokupedza kudzidza paAir Command and Staff College muna 1966, Secord akadzokera kuVietnam semukuru wevashandi vemhepo, asati aendeswa kuUdorn Royal Thai Air Force Base muThailand muna August 1966. Achinonoka kukwidziridzwa kuva mukuru, akabatana neOperation Waterpump kudzidzisa Royal Lao Air Force. Munguva iyi Secord akaendeswa kuCentral Intelligence Agency kunoshanda mu
Hondo Yakavanzika muLaos. Akashanda, uye aiziva, Ted Shackley naThomas Clines; akashanda zvakananga nevakuru vakuru veCIA vaipa Hondo Yakavanzika muLaos, James William Lair naLloyd C. "Pat" Landry.