Posted on May 18, 2015
50 years ago today, May 18, in sunny Vietnam-land - Were you there?
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Following a 5 day suspension of aerial bombing by the US, North Vietnam charges that the halt was only ‘an effort to camouflage American intensification of the war and deceive world opinion.’
President Johnson releases a memo from Secretary of Defense McNamara showing how the recently appropriated $700 million will be spent on the military. He promises US servicemen a ‘blank check’ for their needs.
President Johnson releases a memo from Secretary of Defense McNamara showing how the recently appropriated $700 million will be spent on the military. He promises US servicemen a ‘blank check’ for their needs.
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No, I was watching the Rat Patrol on reruns. I even had the lunch pail.
I was 6 years old. I remember watching the news with Walter Cronkite but I did not understand.
I was more excited to watch the RAT Patrol and the Thunderbirds. Thank you for your service. My Uncle was a Hollywood Marine who went in 1966. 1LT Signal Officer. He got out as a CPT. I have been to Afghanistan and Iraq. 3 overseas stripes. I lost my 1SG in Afghanistan. I went to ramp ceremonies in Iraq so please don't think I am mocking you. I was just a kid! I will never forget the 58,220 who lost their lives and the millions of you who still are affected by that war.
SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. LTC John Griscom
http://projects.latimes.com/wardead/name/blue-c-rowe/
I was 6 years old. I remember watching the news with Walter Cronkite but I did not understand.
I was more excited to watch the RAT Patrol and the Thunderbirds. Thank you for your service. My Uncle was a Hollywood Marine who went in 1966. 1LT Signal Officer. He got out as a CPT. I have been to Afghanistan and Iraq. 3 overseas stripes. I lost my 1SG in Afghanistan. I went to ramp ceremonies in Iraq so please don't think I am mocking you. I was just a kid! I will never forget the 58,220 who lost their lives and the millions of you who still are affected by that war.
SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S. LTC John Griscom
http://projects.latimes.com/wardead/name/blue-c-rowe/
The Times collects the stories of California servicemembers who died during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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