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Pentagon faces drug abuse in Vietnam era military
A Defense Department task force found rising drug abuse among U S personnel in Vietnam and the Western Pacific creating a military problem. It criticized permissive attitudes, weak deterrence, and leadership gaps from squads to commands, urging more authority for lower levels and tighter discipline. The report, led by Lt Col Jerome Vacek, examined Hawaii Korea Thailand Vietnam Okinawa and bases in Japan and the Philippines. It noted marijuana predominance and rising hard narcotics but offered no exact counts.
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Washington
Vietnam
Western Pacific
Defense Department
William P. Mack
Secretary of Defense
Hawaii
Korea
Thailand
Okinawa
Japan
Philippines
Jerome Vacek
Offic
Customs Service
White House
House
Senate
Armed Services
U.S
Cap
Robert Morris D. Stanton
Cam Rahn Bay
Washington, D.C
Pacific
Indochina