Atlanta Woman Seeks Truth Over Missing Marine Son
Mrs. James W. Jackson of Atlanta pleads for answers as her son Lance Cpl. James Wesley Jackson remains missing in Vietnam since Sept 21. Marine records show he was wounded and evacuated, with conflicting reports on his location. Family and local officials press for a thorough inquiry and accountability amid 75 days with no progress.
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Atlanta
Upies
Vietnam
James W. Jackson
Lance Cpl
James
Wesley Jackson
Marine Corps
J.W. Wood
Jackson
Demilitarized Zone
Quang Tri Combat Base
3Rd Marine Division
Calls for DoD inquiry into Lang Vei massacre evidence
New York foundation leader Joseph P. Lyford urged defense officials to reopen investigations of the 1967 Lang Vei incident in which 105 Vietnamese civilians were killed and 250 wounded. He cited accounts from soldiers, questioned the initial Air Force blame, and asked Melvin Laird to review whether a court inquiry or martial was warranted.
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New York
UPI
New York Foundation
Defense Department
Joseph P. Lyford
Furth
Pédee
Lang Vei
Dis
Aster
Green Berets
Lyford
U.S
Saigon
Air Force FA Phantom
University of California At Berkeley
Lang
Vei
Defense
Melvin Laird
Lang Wei
Department of Defense
Laird
Cocktails Dancing Poem by Peale Acc T
A fragment hints at a poem titled Cocktails Dancing with scribbled notes. The readable portion references poet Peale and an archival cue, suggesting a verse fragment about social leisure and dance.
Thant Urges Geneva Conventions Dissemination to Troops
Amid the My Lai furor, United Nations Secretary-General U Thant recommends distributing the 1949 Geneva conventions on mistreatment to military personnel at all levels. He emphasizes instruction on the conventions and their application, noting the four conventions prohibit willful killing torture and inhuman treatment of civilians, wounded, and prisoners of war. The United States, South Vietnam, and North Vietnam are parties to the conventions.
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United Nations
My Lai
U Thant
General Assembly
United States
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
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Fulton County
Ned Cross
Jimmy
Fletcher ‘Thompson
R-Ga
Carroll
Okinawa
Tye
Mrs. Jackson
Viet Village
N.Y
Frederick M. Winship
Py Ciba Tan
Rebel Playboys
Tell G
Moris
Charlies
Morris
Long Beach
Long Beach Blvd
Newport Beach
Newport Blvd
Torrance
Hawthorne Blvd
Foreman & Clark
Lakewood Center
del Ama Center
Buena Park Center
Alto Dal Amp Center
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