Stoned Soldiers Evil Circus Drugs In The Military
AP report outlines military drug problems with paratroopers and heroin users in Vietnam era units like the 82nd Airborne. It follows a paratroop private Ron who admitted drug use during service, noting sustained duties and rehabilitation at Fort Bragg.
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Ron
Bragg
82Nd Airborne Division
Today in History and War on Drugs Reflections
A long digest of events on April 4 across history, noting wars, politicians, and notable births and deaths, followed by a focused report on drug abuse among U S troops at Fort Bragg. It covers Lyndon Johnson in Dakar, Lincoln’s Richmond visit, Rhodes scholarships, and MLK's assassination, then shifts to Bragg drug program insights, soldier drug use estimates, and Westmoreland remarks.
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U.S. Senate
Germany
Peter Cooper
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William Henry Harrison
White House
Abraham Lincoln
Richmond
Cecil Rhodes
Oxford University
C. G. King
University of Pittsburgh
Martin Luther King Jr
Memphis
Tenn
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United States
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Senegal
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China
Guatemala
Iran
Bragg
Rich Flmore
Braga
Charles K. Nulsen
Fort
America
Army
William C. Westmoreland
Congress
Air Force
Navy
Marines
Westmoreland
Roaches Earned Leave in Early Japanese Navy
Around the turn of the century a Japanese navy member earned one day of shore leave for capturing 300 roaches aboard his ship, a quirky incentive reflecting naval life and discipline of the era.
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