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U S Begins Dominican Withdrawal
The first units of the U S armed forces pulled out of the Dominican Republic at noon Tuesday ending an 18 month mission. The Verde County LST carried 96 men from the 1st Battalion 320th Artillery plus Jeeps and trucks to Fort Bragg North Carolina. Another 45 men departed by air. The pullout marks the start of the 8000 strong inter American peace force’s evacuation with completion expected within three months.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Carolina
U.S
Verde County
320Th Artillery
Ft. Bragg
N.C
82Nd Airborne Division
Caribbean
Haina
Dominican Naval Base
U.S. 6Th Marine
Arturo Alves da Silva Braga
Brazil
inter-American Peace Force
America