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Easy Riders End Army Trip Campaigning For New Army
Army riders Douglas Reitmeyer and Michael Speegle completed a 90 day cross country motorcycle tour covering 12 000 miles in 70 cities to promote the New Army. They met with Secretary Froehlke and General Westmoreland and stressed reforms like improved barracks pay and reduced Mickey Mouse details. The pair insisted they were not recruiting and planned no career in the Army, eyeing college and college plans after their three year terms.
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Washington
Pentagon
Army
Robert F. Froehlke
William C. Westmoreland
Douglas Reitmeyer
San Jose
Calif
Michael Speegle
Denver
Westmoreland
Reitmeyer
Speegle
Pentagon Brass
Harlem
New Orleans