Bronze Star Winner Attacks Peacenik Morale
Monroe veteran Benjiman C. McHenry, home on leave from Viet Nam after two wounds and a Bronze Star, says antiwar demonstrations hurt troop morale and that protesters do not represent Americans. His family includes three sons in the Army, with two other brothers serving at Ft. Hood and Ft. Campbell.
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Ben
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Ft. Hood
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Patrick Paul
101St Airborne
Ft. Campbell
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Hong Kong
North Viet Leaders Key Role in Peace Bid Battles
Ho Chi Minh, aged 75, navigates Hanoi's power split as pro Chinese Truong Chinh gains influence. Moscow pressures Hanoi with Shelepin envoy while Peking pushes continued war. Amid global tensions, a young U.S. soldier, Ben McHenry, shares views on Vietnam and earns a Bronze Star after destroying a Viet Cong machine gun nest.
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Soviet Communist Party
Alexander N. Shelepin
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East Asia
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People’s Daily
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National Liberation Front
Southeast Asia
Thomas
Pat
New York
Ben
MacArthur
Korea
Martine Yosett
Monroe
McHenry
Tammy
Ernest
James
William Westmoreland
Cuba Recruiting Women Workers
Vilma Espin says Havana radio reports Cuba will recruit more women for farm work. She notes Fidel Castro has committed to laws granting equality and mentions plans for women to handle all gardens, notably those producing commercial flowers.
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Raul Castro
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