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Rutledge, cowritten with his wife, of his time in a vietnamese pow camp during the vietnam war. In 1965, the united states rapidly increased its military forces in south vietnam, prompted by the realization that the south vietnamese government was losing the vietnam war as the communist. Army advisory effort to the south vietnamese armed forces during the. Discover librarianselected research resources on vietnam war from the. Corps, three of whom fought together during the war in vietnam from 1965 to 1973. After being wounded in laos, he was medically retired with the rank of captain. Give me love peace on earth george harrison 1973 while. Army personnel wears a hand lettered war is hell slogan on his helmet, june 18, 1965, during the vietnam war.
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