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War Brought Closer ToYouth’s DeathBy DAVID KNIGHT, DAILY Staff WriterThe faraway war in Viet Nam was brought close to home Thursday for the family of Mrs. Minnie P. Nicholas of Qecatur.On that day. Defense Department authorities notified her by telegram that her 21-year-old son, Pfc. Tommy Lee Nicholas, was killed in •hostile acticn.He was the fir^,Detur serviceman to die in Vief Nam. \ U Mrs- Nicholas, an employe of Decatur General Hospital, learned of the t phone from amediately went into a state of shock and was confined to the hospital for treatment.Doctors would not permit anyone except members of her family to see her Friday afternoon.-* Pfc. Nicholas, according to a telegram sant to his mother from the U.S. Army Adjutant General, Maj Gen. J. C. Lambert, died of shoulder wounds See WAR On Page 2Security Mutual Finance Carp*— | 714 Bank St., 333-0742—Loans. . Fiaaacint, and Insurance. (Adv.-7)GRIEVE OVER DEAD BROTHER - Shirlene Nicholas, 14, and Bobby Joe Nicholas, 18, 1308 5th St. NW, look at a large portrait of their brother, Tommy Lee, who fell to enemy fire Wednesday in South Viet Nam. (DAILY Photo)
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Decatur Daily
Decatur, Alabama, US
Sat, Feb 26, 1966
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