Veterans recollect Vietnam war as waste of lives
In a reflective survey, veterans across the United States recall the Vietnam War as futile and costly. Army Green Beret Lindley mourns fallen aims while veterans like Anderson, Mullen, Edwards, Rehman, Collins, Williams, Burns and others recount injuries, lost comrades, amputations, and delayed justice. They question U.S. goals, the domino theory, and the costs borne by families as refugees flee.
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Forrest Lindley
U.S. Army
South Vietnam
Ban Me Thuot
Bu -Prang
Tien Atah
Lindley
Washington, D.C
Vietnam Veterans Center
North Vietnam
Jim Anderson
Fitchburg, Wis
Saigon
Anderson
America
Jimmie C. Edwards
Texas
Conroe
Vietnam
Ben Hoa
Edwards
Navy
David G. Rehman
Garden Grove
Calif
Congress
Collins
Cambodia
D. Golden Williams
American Legion
Cleveland
Williams
Space travel dangers exposed by French scientist
French geologist Michel Siffre warns long isolation in space may injure mental and physical function. His Midnight Cave experiment shows cycles drift from 24 hours to 18 to 51 and left him with memory lapses, squint, and erratic thoughts. Elvis Presley set to perform in Charleston, but separate item.
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Washington
Michel Siffre
Midnight Cave
del Rio
Texas
Earth
Siffre
National Geographic
Scarasson
Alps
Charleston
W.va
UPI
Elvis Presley
Charleston Civic Center
Guatemala
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United Press International
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Barbara Mullen
Centerville
Mass
William Mullen
Hanoi
U.S
Rehman
Air Force
Col
Quincy Collins
Marietta, Ga
Southeast Asia
Frederick W. Burns
Merrick
N.Y
Burns
North & Adams Streets
Bennington, VT
Walker's
Bennington Art Supplies
Main St. Benn
Bennington
Main Street
Donald Wyman
Ad Bookshop
Acts Center
Marty-Moore
South
Bennington, Vermont