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Independent in Long Beach, California

28 Apr 1972

Page 9

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Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Apr 28, 1972

Page

9

My Lai area razed as 30,000 homeless and many dead

In Quang Ngai's Batangan Peninsula, 23 villages were burned and 2 more damaged by Viet Cong forces. About 30,000 people are homeless and at least 23 civilians killed. Survivors seek refuge or return to government settlements amid new aid and military reinforcements. The attack followed Saigon's redeployment of troops and ongoing pacification efforts.

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My Lai Quang Ngai South Vietnam Balalgan da Nang Route 1 Wiliam Calley Feu Saigon Quang Tri Batangan Calley Tu Cung Ho Chi Minh Viet Minh Viet Cong Regional and Popular Forces Test Modue AP Wireanos
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Holmgren Takes Command Of Coast Guard Cutter Rush

In a Treasure Island ceremony Cmdr Horace G Holmgren assumed command of the 378 foot Coast Guard cutter Rush, relieving Capt Robert W Dwwfey who will head the Military Readiness Division at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington D C. Holmgren, a Vallejo native, was chief of the communications branch in San Francisco and is to be promoted to captain this summer. The cutter Rush based at Alameda is the ninth in its class and was transferred to the West Coast in 1970 after launching in New Orleans. About 100 people attended the ceremony.

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San Francisco Horace G. Holmegren Coast Guard Rush Treasure Island Coast Guard Holmgren Robert W W. Dwwfey Washington, D.C Alameda West Coast New Orleans Helmgren Vallejo
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