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Independent in Long Beach, California

12 Mar 1968

Page 22

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Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1968

Page

22

Boy Who Hates War Becomes Marine Hero at Khe Sanh

Jonathan M. Spicer, 19, of Miami, Florida, a Marine who disliked killing, became a hero after repeatedly shielding wounded comrades during fighting near Khe Sanh. He was mortally wounded in the heart but survived after rapid, life-saving surgery in a damaged underground bunker performed by Lt. John Magilligan and Dr. James Finnegan.

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Khe Sanh Jonathon M. Spicer Sanh Pvt Spicer Miami Fla South Vietnam William Spicer Towa Jonathan Edward Feldman Forest Hills N.Y John, Magilligan Brooklyn Magilligan Joseph W. Wolfe Rutledge Tenn James 0. Finnegan Philadelphia Shreigher Finnegan
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Fragmentary portrait of a family and minister

A fragment describes an elder named Spicer, a former Methodist minister who resigned due to illness. It mentions Tim, a year-old Marine, and Jonathan, called a gentle boy reading the Bible. The speaker notes Jonathan was about halfway through Leviticus in an eBook.

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Spicer Tim Jona Jonathan
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