Posted on Jun 25, 2015

50 years ago today, June 25, in sunny Vietnam-land - Where were you?

SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S.

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President Johnson appeals to the United nations to persuade North Vietnam to negotiate a peace.

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Two Viet Cong terrorist bombs rip through a floating restaurant on the Saigon River.
Thirty-one people, including nine Americans, were killed in the explosions.
Dozens of other diners were wounded, including 11 Americans.

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SP5 Charles Gould

Posted >1 y ago

Home from Nam for 5 years already, wondering why we were still engaged. Thought we got ‘em all while I was there. Someone must have screwed-up.

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SFC Jeremy Stocker

Posted >1 y ago

Waiting 9 years to be born.

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SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S.

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Hang in there .. the Big Green Machine will be waiting

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SPC David Hannaman

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Not even a twinkle in my fathers eye.

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LTC John Shaw

Posted >1 y ago

I find it interesting that Kennedy and LBJ escalated the number of troops engaged before the 1968 convention and the massive shift of the Dem party to the left.

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