Budget cuts shift US Far East focus to Philippines defense
Admiral Hyland, commander of the Pacific Fleet, warned budget cuts will force deactivations and base closures. He predicted the Far East focal point may move south from Japan toward the Philippines, while noting about 76 older Pacific ships would be deactivated to meet fiscal 1960 reductions.
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Panicked responses to Hanoi beat-not-quit claim in 1967
Former Adm. U.S. Grant Sharp told the Military Order of World Wars in San Diego that Washington refused to believe North Vietnamese reports of defeat. He cited press mistrust and public panic while he commanded forces from 1964 to 1968 and later worked as a consultant for Ruan Aeronautica.
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Massacre Allegations Hit Viet Nam War Case at My Lai
A Viet Namese survivor recounts villagers being gathered and shot by American troops in Tu Cung and My Lai in mid March 1968. Families say 470 civilians died. U S Army probes two soldiers Lt William L Calley Jr and Staff Sgt David Mitchell face murder and assault charges amid conflicting accounts from locals and provincial officials.
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