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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1969

Page

17

Officer Defends Vietnam Points System For Combat Losses

Lt. Col. James T. Bradley, a U S battalion commander who originated a points deduction program tied to units losing men in combat, defended the controversial method Sunday. He said the system was created to prevent excessive losses and to motivate efficiency in engagement.

Day Tien Vietnam U.S James T. Bradley Bradley

Quakers Call for Immediate Vietnam Withdrawal

The American Friends Service Committee urged Nixon to order an immediate cease fire and unilateral U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam. The Philadelphia group argued South Vietnam lacks the will to fight and U.S. aid should shift to economic reconstruction while offering to assist in recovery.

United Nations N.Y American Friends Service Committee Nixon Vietnam United States Nixon Ae Ole Re House White Paper

Soldiers endure heat and mosquitoes under constant indirect fire

A soldier describes intense conditions in sandbagged bunkers with heat and mosquitoes. He says his unit faces indirect fire rocket and mortar attacks continually, and soldiers sometimes try to sleep on top of the bunkers despite orders to stay down.

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