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Students Demonstrate Against Dow Chemical Company - Nov 20, 1967 - HISTORY.com
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On this day in the United States, San Jose State College students demonstrate against the Dow Chemical Company, the maker of napalm. Police were sent in, but the students refused to disperse and several protest leaders were arrested. The next day the students defied California governor Ronald Reagan’s warning against further demonstrations and again staged an anti-Dow demonstration.
Napalm was an acronym derived from naphthetic and palmic acids, whose salts were used to manufacture the jellied gasoline–napalm–that was used in flame-throwers and bombs. Napalm first came into widespread use during World War II, especially in flame throwers used to destroy entrenched Japanese positions in the Pacific war. It was also used extensively in aerial bombs during the Korean War against Chinese and North Korean entrenchments. The use of napalm in the Vietnam War concerned many Americans who considered it an especially cruel and barbaric weapon.
Napalm was an acronym derived from naphthetic and palmic acids, whose salts were used to manufacture the jellied gasoline–napalm–that was used in flame-throwers and bombs. Napalm first came into widespread use during World War II, especially in flame throwers used to destroy entrenched Japanese positions in the Pacific war. It was also used extensively in aerial bombs during the Korean War against Chinese and North Korean entrenchments. The use of napalm in the Vietnam War concerned many Americans who considered it an especially cruel and barbaric weapon.
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It always gotta be California...however in this case it was nasty stuff. Hurt as many of our guys in the long run it seems. Morning brother SP5 Mark Kuzinski
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter Maj William W. "Bill" Price SrA Christopher Wright MSG Andrew White SFC Stephen King MSgt John McGowan SGT Gregory Lawritson Cpl (Join to see) Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth LTC (Join to see) MSG Frederick Otero Sgt Deborah Cornatzer SGT Mark Halmrast LCDR (Join to see) SFC Dave Beran SCPO Morris Ramsey SPC Margaret HigginsPO2 Peter Klein SGT Jim Arnold
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SSgt Donald Libby
"Better living through chemicals". There's an oxymoron for those affected by Agent Orange.
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I did not see it in the list of events for November 20, but the battle of Tarawa began this date in 1943. That was an especially bloody invasion that served as instruction for the USMC. The shore bombardment by the battleships' 16 inch guns had to be longer and directed at pill boxes and other fortifications. The Japanese contested the invading Marines as they were coming on shore. A mistake by observers of the beach well before the invasion had confused some tidal conditions. The invaders had to jump from their craft much further out and so unprotected Marines had to wade ashore under heavy packs. Many wounded men drowned. The battle of Tarawa became a lessons learned that ultimately saved American lives later on in the war. The Japanese also learned and hid their defensive positions better. They learned to wait for their enemies to wade on shore and contest them on land. This made later invasions including Iwo Jima & Okinawa much more protracted and very bloody land battles.
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