Widow’s telegram shocks Fayetteville wife in Viet Nam war tale
Ruby, a 35 year old Fayetteville mother of two, receives the telegram confirming her Special Forces husband’s death in Viet Nam. She recalls fear, grief, and life after loss, noting holidays and weekends are hardest as she and her sons adjust to a new reality. She plans to remain in their Fayetteville home and holds mixed feelings about the war’s cause.
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Fayetteville
N.C
Ruby
Special Forces
Viet Nam
Stevens
Marlin
Alabama
Bravo Company Mixed Up Yet Fighters Like It That Way
Bravo Company of the 25th Infantry Division in Viet Nam is a melting pot of races and backgrounds. Soldiers praise the mix as a strong fighting team while joking about knives and war cries, insisting unity drives combat effectiveness against the Viet Cong. A Dallas crime official urges a juvenile workshop to rehabilitate offenders and reduce crime.
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Bravo
CU Cit
South Viet Nam
25Th Infantry Division
Viet Nam
John M. Shultz
St. Croix
Virgin Islands
Sam Kealoha
Wahiawa
Oahu
Hawaii
Samuel Otis Holbrook Til
Honolulu
Klawaii
J. C. Vine S. Edward
Laie
St. Joseph Gibson
Pikesvilles
Gobson
Lee Johnson
Cal. Grande
Ariz
Omar A. Arstrong
Dallas
Dallas Crime Commission
John McKee
Understanding Stubbornness and the Need for Patience
The text describes stubbornness as hard headedness and being set in one's ways. It notes that reasoning with a stubborn person is often impossible until patience leads to understanding. Once understanding is reached, stubbornness vanishes like a smoke ring.
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Weadon
Caral Guthrie
Deborah
Portland
Donald Venuti
William Smith
Rochester
Nul
By AL Chang
Edward
Dewey Swicegood
Sportswear Group
Dacron
Batiste
Girdle
Thalhimers Riverside
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