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GIs Enjoy Expanded Leisure as War Winds Down in Vietnam
Saigon reports show U S troops at Wunder Beach and Da Nang relaxing amid a broad leisure push. Delta Company seized Wunder Beach with no shots fired as morale and recreation options rise, from 71 pools to 337 libraries. Even as troop levels fall toward 150,000 by 1972, entertainment budgets grow and programs expand, including USO shows and amateur talent recruitment.
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South China Sea
Khe Sanh
Delta Company
1St Battalion
11Th Infantry
Wunder Beach
Quang Tri Province
U.S
da Nang
China Beach Recreation Center
Armed Forces Vietnam
AFVN
New
U.S. Army
Air Force
Navy
Vietnam
United States
China Beach
Michael Hotopp
Charleston
W. Va
Special Services
U.S. Command
Brad Arrington
Kirkland, Wash