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Armed Forces Ten Area Men Enlist In Navy and Marines
Ten area men enlisted in the armed forces with several sent to San Diego for Navy and Marine service. Names include Allen Lehrman and Christopher Hansen, both 19, from Mechanicsville and Marion. others from Iowa City, Keystone, Edgewood, and rural areas entered Marine or Army programs. Several received promotions to army specialist 4-c in Vietnam or other postings in Thailand, Germany, and Vietnam. Also noted are home leaves, recruit open hours at Cedar Rapids Air Force Recruiting Station, and a Hula Bowl appearance by Eddie Podolak and O. J. Simpson in Honolulu televised on KCRG Channel 9.
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San Diego
Navy
Allen C. Lehrman
Mechanicsville
Christopher A. Hansen
Ninth Street
Marion
Richard A. Bollinger
Richard I. McAllister
Richard D. Mathes
Iowa City
Darwin K. Cohrt
Keystone
Dennis E. Kirby
Edgewood
Marine
Eddie Podolak
O. J. Simpson
Honolulu
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