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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1969
Page
6
In South Vietnam Capt Frank Smith orders a patrol near the Cambodian border. Twenty one GIs refuse citing short service time, prompting charges for military violations and a rare display of dissent amid deteriorating discipline.
Pentagon figures show 78 000 Army officers and men volunteered for six months or more in country over 2 1/2 years and 6 500 in latest period. Officials note declining court martial rates and rising re enlistment while recounting a Bravo Company 2nd Battalion 27th Infantry incident in September 1969 and broader worries that troop discipline is eroding amid restlessness and perceived leniency.
A depiction of hoi cand deserters from North and South Vietnam, their motives and conditions. Most are peasant workers, not ideologues, deserting after brutal combat and conscription. Only a small number are established agents, while many quit due to fear and poor odds.
United States service personnel from Lompoc and surrounding areas are listed with assignments and training. Army Specialist Four Michael Paoli ships to the 604th Transportation Company in Vietnam as a shop supply specialist. Airman Christopher Wareham completes basic training at Lackland and trains at Shepard AFB.
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