To the uninitiated this would seem jittery like the dance, and "Eagle Flights" which were helicopters loaded with local soldiers and flown in quickly to assist foreign troops in certain situations.

Emerson also developed the "seal-and-pile-on technique" (the rapid build-up of combat power to surround and destroy an enemy force).

[citation needed] Emerson was known for his somewhat eccentric personality, from his training methods to carrying a cowboy-style revolver in place of a regulation M1911 semi-automatic pistol.

[citation needed] He also required that they watch the television film Brian's Song, to promote racial harmony.

In many instances when he was the XVIII Airborne Corps commander he would turn in the tag numbers of excessively speeding vehicles.