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Agnew meets with President Thieu in Saigon - Aug 27, 1970 - HISTORY.com
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Vice President Spiro Agnew meets with South Vietnamese president Nguyen Van Thieu in Saigon. In a speech at Ton Son Nhut air base, Agnew praised the South Vietnamese people for suffering “so much in freedom’s cause” and promised that “there will no lessening of U.S. support.” Meanwhile, MACV (Military Assistance Command Vietnam) reported that 52 Americans died and 358 were wounded during the week August 16-22, the lowest casualty toll since the week of December 3, 1966.
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Vice President Spiro Agnew meets with South Vietnamese president Nguyen Van Thieu in Saigon. In a speech at Ton Son Nhut air base, Agnew praised the South Vietnamese people for suffering “so much in freedom’s cause” and promised that “there will no lessening of U.S. support.” Meanwhile, MACV (Military Assistance Command Vietnam) reported that 52 Americans died and 358 were wounded during the week August 16-22, the lowest casualty toll since the week of December 3, 1966.
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Agnew meets with President Thieu in Saigon - Aug 27, 1970 - HISTORY.com
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Vice President Spiro Agnew was abused by the media because he was a strong conservative who believed in many things the liberal press was opposed to SP5 Mark Kuzinski.
He was an outspoken advocate for freedom in Vietnam and did much to support the South Vietnamese people. Once he was driven out of office and replaced by Gerald Ford it was easier to fully implement the exit strategy known as Vietnamization.
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He was an outspoken advocate for freedom in Vietnam and did much to support the South Vietnamese people. Once he was driven out of office and replaced by Gerald Ford it was easier to fully implement the exit strategy known as Vietnamization.
COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. Capt Seid Waddell CW5 (Join to see) CW5 Charlie Poulton CSM Charles Hayden SGM David W. Carr LOM, DMSM MP SGT SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt (Join to see) TSgt Joe C. SGT John " Mac " McConnell SGT Forrest Stewart SGT Robert Hawks SPC (Join to see) SrA Christopher Wright
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I was in Korea then SP5 Mark Kuzinski and six months later i would be in Nam. Thanks LTC Stephen F. .
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