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First FI.S. Troop PulloutsWinging Their Way Homeplacicurb Remeet, trash of R holici CoiconifwasContinued from Page One .Vietnamese flag, a tape refcord-i learn will be simultaneously Republic of Vietnam must be * 'Ihe'T.ifected with flexible steps, in ac-|gold sliouldei coid to decoiatecordance with the military situ-:uniforms, at ion.*'- ! HAPPY GIsA_braihs fnid\th§yfooj5s: ^ wjlh tlie - h^iid playing.,, andsweat streaming down their faces in the hot. midmorning suishine, the happy GIs tucked’oC»'The progress in the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam has enabled us to begin aprogram wbich,permits replace-1 (he bcneatll ,heir arnls andment of.Umted States uiutsyut i: juv|u|lf ^rchhd oft-'to'their those of the Republic of V.cL-;{rinspJrlsThe airport was surroundedThe battalion which went home was made up almost wholly of combat veterans who had 'served in Vietnam ten months' or more. Recent arrivals had been 'transferred out when the battalion was designated as the first to go home and the' ranks were tilled out with long-term men from other infantry battalions, the 25,000-man withdrawalannounced by Nixon•• vfives of all who preceded youj1 llie ceiemoiy • I fighting conditions permittedand all who remain here to as-i A reviewing stand, with four FURTHER gjEPijp? sisfa free nation in its strugglei largc camaflaged parachutesagainst outside aggression. providing protection from the. . Americans everywhere are proud of your achievements.sun. had been set up for the dignitaries, who included the lopclJejmJLIU IN Vl.ru I V 1 I J C ' CllJt III*’* ... • I « . .“You occupy a significant m0- Vietnamese m.litmy meni and ment m'history.’* ' U.S. Ambassador Ellswo.thThe American tronpers.| Bld’kPl; , , , ..dressed in battle fatigues. hadl The departure of the battalion been brought to Saigon beforei'vas the first cut in manpower dawn from their base camp at:since two Marine battalion latid-Dong Tam, in the Mekong Deltal^g 'earns came ashore in Dan-4(1 mile? south.an?IV. 1. I J I C* V •March S. 1965. as the first] ni^LThere have been reports of a still further stepup in homeward troop movements if a lull in enemy battlefield activity continues.The first, of the transports from Saigon was expected to reach McChord at 3:25 p.m. PDT—G:25 p.m. EDT—and all were due to touch down by mid-Li ke alltroops departing Vietnam, they li^e^were^lrSy ‘he McChord Air Base ceremo-nao neen thoroughly searched! „,-Annirc ,a,i„« m ih.’■ i American‘’units”'’formally' com- The reluming soldiers will benmer American ' Even then, taken tol-'t. Lewis by bus afterMen-of .T year are • Frid Nlt; Walpick Tue July,-n Clan « disc wit!In• ' / for sewi F.-was subialie Seci a 1lt; Cou indi govi slor * t adv true dep carsouvenirsandIlDWt'Vfl, llll'ic ancavi(Y . -'some 17.non U.S. advisers in the!? a,ld ‘h?re will be a brief vs-,—■cnuntry.iiling period for those whose!families came to welcome them.j 1VI The veterans will spendCfor illegal warsuch contraband as marijuana.|.lust before the arrival of O1 HERS LEAVING Thieu. aboui 15 Vietnamese1 In the current, initial 25,000-! Wednesday undergoing the mili’ girls dressed in flowing and col-'man pollnut. Iwo full brigadesjiary routine for returnees and nriul an dais passed along the!of the Army’s flt.h Infantry' divi-jpracticing for a parade in Seat-drawn-up ranks distributing asion will be leaving through Sai-jtle Thursday at which Secretary gift package to each GI. Theigon. In the far north, the Ifllh.of the Army Stanley Resor will packages’ contained a' small 'Marine regimental landing be in the reviewing stand.boratlibrDia
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Delaware County Daily Times
Chester, Pennsylvania, US
Tue, Jul 08, 1969
Page 6
Full Page
Clipped by
Jeanette R.
NA, 23 Aug 2018
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