Pacifist Airman jailed in Manila brig for four months
Airman Weldon McCarty a Weatherford Texas pacifist and Zen Buddhist faced four months hard labor at Clark Air Base brig after being confined in a box style detention cell for six days. He described the experience as a protest against the military system while planning studies in poetry in New York with Jose Garcia Villa.
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Weldon McCarty
Air
McCarty
Weatherford
Tex
Clark Air Base
Clark
Manila
Philippine National Bureau of Investigation
Air Force
Ife
New York
Jose Garcia Villa
Air Force Discipline Frustrations Echoed by Veterans
A veteran reflects on the presence of many men like McCarty in the Air Force, suggesting widespread intolerance for military discipline. He notes that such individuals seem to be found everywhere, underscoring persistent tensions between personal traits and service standards.
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Washington
Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Saigon
McCarty
Air Force
Wartime Compassion Changed Boy's Life
In 1950 a starving Seoul street waif befriended by U S soldiers became their mascot then a captain in the Korean Air Force. Immigrating to the U S in 1963, he later joined the Army, earned a second lieutenant’s gold bar, and plans to return to Korea on his first foreign assignment. Key figures include hotel manager Phil Karlin and Major Frank Endicott who aided his start.
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Seoul
Sionate
Taessboy
8MD
U.S
Steve Limb
Amy
Korea
U.S. Army
San Francisco
Los Angeles
George Murphy
Immigration Office
Alexandria
Phil. Karlin
Limb
United States
Karlin
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