Carpenter earns Silver Star for Vietnam heroism
Westmoreland pins the Silver Star on Capt. William C. Carpenter for calling an air strike to save his unit amid six days of heavy fighting in South Viet Nam. The 27 year old officer and his 502nd Battalion, 101st Airborne, withstood a major North Vietnamese assault as the regiment faced numbers far in excess of their own.
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Carpenter
Dak TO
South Viet Nam
Westmoreland
U.S
William C. West
Aes
Moreland
Viet Nam
West Point
Lonesome End
William C. Carpenter
US West Airborne Division
Screaming Eagles
101St
Toni Carpenter
Central Valley
N.Y
502Nd
Laos
Pat Nugents Brother Gets Razzed A Lot on Duty
In Da Nang South Viet Nam Marine Lt Gerard Nugent Pat Nugents brother faces good natured ribbing from fellow officers over the wedding to Luci Johnson. The 24 year old platoon leader will not return home until September and his father Jerry Nugent will be proxy best man under White House plans.
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South Viet Nam
Hill 22
Pat
Gerard Nugent
Pat Nugent
Johnson
Luci
Washington
Gomez
Gulf Company
White House
Nugents
Jerry P Nugent
Echo Company
2Nd Battalion
3Rd Marine Regiment
South Lof da Nang
Community Club Meetings and Events Schedule
A list of weekly group meetings and activities across Manchester and surrounding areas. Clubs include Civitan Rotary SERTOMA Knights of St John SPEBSQSA and more with times ranging noon to 8:30 p.m. venues include Manchester Motor Inn Legion Home Lemon Monroe High School Verity Hall and Elks Temple.
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Lily of the Valley
CES
Ninth Ave
Amanda Athletic Club
Amanda Club
Spebsqsa
Legion Home
Civitan Club
Manchester Motor Inn
Rotary Club
Mancheser Motor Inn
Sertoma Club
Manchester
Knights of St. John
Mayfield Fire Department
Sheffield Street
Lemon - Monroe Band
Lemon - Monroe
Miami Valley Vew
Butler County Medical Assistants
Verity Hall
National Association of Letter Carriers
Charles Sportsmen's Club
FOE Lodge
Eagles Hall
Miami Lodge
Monroe
Bpoe Lodge
Elktones
Elks Temple
Alcoholics Anonymous
Sweden Imposes Arms Embargo on U.S. Says Galbraith
Harvard professor John Galbraith, former U.S. ambassador, claims Sweden has imposed an arms embargo on the United States in response to U.S. policy on Viet Nam. Swedish officials deny turning down requests, noting policy bans arms sales to nations in conflict.
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Sweden
U.S
Prof
Galbraith
Viet Nam
Harvard
John Galbraith
India
Providence
R.J
Washington
Stockholm
Gunnar Lange
Pentagon
United States
Israel
Spain
Portugal
South Africa
Early Post toads: wagons carried mail on early roads
In early times, mail traveled along roads by carriers nicknamed post toads. The phrase reflects how routes and delivery methods shaped communication history.
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Home Front
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Union Senitory
Melampy
Sandusky. Ohio
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Wayne E. Cherry
Norwalk
Eugene L. Haynes
Ravenna
Ohio
Tierra Verde
Fla
Howard
Lewis
Akron
Sheriffs Deputies
Nugent
Marquette University
Naval Rotc
Marine Corps
Pat and
Klan
Pontiac Motor Division
Pontiac
Middletown, Ohio
State Farm
Family Protector
Charles
State Farm Life Insurance Compact
WOME
Bloomington
Illinois
Middletown
Dep’t
Out Makers
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