Vest Family welcomes Pearl Harbor return of Navy fireman
Hershel D Vest Jr USN son of Mr and Mrs Hershel D Vest Sr of Rt 1 Meadow returns to Pearl Harbor Hawaii after seven months off Vietnam aboard radar picket escort ship USS Haverfield. Haverfield served with Seventh Fleet in Operation Market Time boarding and inspecting fishing junks cargo vessels to curb enemy contraband to South Vietnam.
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Hershel Vr. Vest Jr
USN
Hershel D. Vest Sr
Rt. 1
Meadow
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Vietnam
Haverfield
United States Seventh Fleet
South Vietnam
U S Savings Bonds Presented for a Future
A brief note highlights U S Savings Bonds as a present investment for the future. The statement implies ongoing availability and a forward looking financial option.
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U.S
Veterans warned against side deals in VA home loans
Veterans applying for VA home loan guarantees are urged to avoid side deals or tie in sales. The VA cautions buyers and sellers against purchasing items with loan proceeds or prices inflated to influence home purchases. The agency will investigate such arrangements and may inspect involved items to protect the loan’s value.
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Veterans Administration
Pvt McWilliams completes infantry training at Ft Polk La
Army Private Malcolm C. McWilliams 22 son of Mr and Mrs H A McWilliams finished nine weeks of advanced infantry training December 14 at Ft Polk La His guerrilla warfare phase included five days under simulated Vietnam conditions He learned booby trap removal ambush methods and evasion He trained in small unit tactics map reading land mine warfare communications and fir the M 114 rifle M 60 machine gun and the 3 5 inch rocket launcher His wife Linda Faye lives in Tohoka Singapore notes more than half of its 1.9 million residents are under 21.
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Army
Malcolm C. McWilliams
H. A. McWilliams
Ft. Polk
Vietnam
Linda Faye
Tohoka
Baking The Christmas Pie Tradition From Old England
The saying about the devil not showing himself in Cornwall at Christmas time inspires mince pie lore in early England. The note urges placing USS Savings Bonds at the top of a Christmas list as timeless gifts.
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Cornwall
England
USS
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