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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1977
Page
8
Col Vuong Long Sang describes an underground three tier tunnel system in Vietnam where hospitals toilets soldiers and even water buffalo were hidden. He recalls digging for years in darkness at a meter every eight hours while civilians spread earth on the surface. Linh adds that American commanders could sit above them on metal chairs.
Linh recalls life in Cu Chi tunnels during the war as Vietcong fought Americans beneath Saigon. He describes tunnel fighting with dogs, rats, and compromise through new tactics including tunnel rats and scorched earth. The narrative ends with the fall of Saigon and a return to peaceful air above ground.
Miriam Ann Jackson, longtime sender of baked goods and letters to roughly 2,500 Vietnam era servicemen, confirms her identity. She used newspaper lists to find names, sent form letters signed Aunt Miriam, and kept a post office box for responses and rewards from West Virginia servicemen and others.
Army Secretary Clifford Alexander Jr says America's volunteer Army is a success and would be a major mistake to return to conscription. He calls the volunteer force the finest seen in over 30 years of service in a speech here.
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