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Christmas Night Across America's Wars From 1776 to Viet Nam
A reflective look traces Christmas across U S wars from 1776 to 1965. It recalls Washington’s crossing, Lincoln’s White House turmoil, Grant’s 1917 Marne, Bastogne’s stand, Chosin Reservoir and Korea’s 1950s evacuations, ending with Viet Nam 1965 and soldiers far from home.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
McKonkey’s Ferry
Delaware River
Bowman’s Hill
George Washington
Lawrence
Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
James Monroe
United States
King Street
Abraham Lincoln
Green Room
Congressional Committee On
Mary Todd Lincoln
Winchester
Virginia
Manassas
Stonewall Jackson
Chandler House
Guinea Station
1St Infantry Division
Viet Nam
Marne Rhine Canal
Luneville
Nancy
Gondrecourt
Bastogne
Belgium
Luftwaffe
101St Airborne Division
Karl Gerd von Rundstedt
Ardennes Forest
Meuse
Antwerp
Anthony McAuliffe
George Patton
Ardennes
Navy
Princeton
Sea of Japan
Hungnam
Harry S. Truman
U.S. 7Th Fleet
South China Sea
United Nations
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
North Korea
Pyongyang
Koto Ri
Chosin
Valley Forge
1St Cavalry