Returning Vet Sees No End In Sight For Vietnam War
Excerpted from an Owlsley County Kentucky native Mickey Abner, a 31 month Vietnam veteran now back home, predicts no end to the war while condemning the high command and praising Nixon’s troop withdrawals. He recalls friendships, battlefield conditions, and urges accountability for leaders amid widespread drug use and a costly, prolonged conflict.
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Mickey
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Gary Lee
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Beall, Walsh, Kaufman Honored at Dinner in Cumberland
Bishop James E. Walsh Sen J Glenn Beall Jr and businessman Harry Kaufman were honored by the Western Maryland regional chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews at its annual dinner. Beall urged brotherhood and concern for fellow man before about 200 attendees. The article notes the Spanish Steps in Rome were built in the 18th century.
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NAACP blasts German bias against black GIs
The NAACP says German discrimination against black GIs is so severe that Negro troops should view NATO ally Germany as hostile. It urges the Defense Department to lease off base housing and sublet without discrimination, shifting responsibility from soldiers to the U.S. government. The 55 page report cites pervasive housing bias as the most troubling issue, with serious military justice and promotion inequities also noted.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Defense Department
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Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Army
Air Force
West Germany
Germany
Veterans Affairs
Roy Willkins
Laird
Wilkins
Pentagon
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