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Kiwanis Package Buoys Vietnam War Vet's Christmas Tale
Lt Commander Dick Schaffert recounts life on the front lines of the Vietnam conflict in first person, thanking the Sidney Kiwanis Club for a Christmas package and praising local Cheyenne County readers. He describes ground and air war phases, the fight against communism, and the losses aboard the USS Oriskany with details on squadrons and missions.
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Dick Schaffert
LeRoy Hadden
Sidney
William T. Schafferts
Alliance
Dalton
Schaffert
Armed Services
Vietnam
Sidney Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Club
Sidney Telegraph
San Francisco
Detroit
Cheyenne County
Europe
South Pacific
Korea
South Vietnam
Malasia
New Zealand
Australia
Hawaii
California
Arizona
Nebraska
Yankee Station
North Vietnam
Life
Goodby
San Diego
Golden Gate
Oriskany
Hanoi Hilton
Navy
Hanoi
Yankee
Western Pacific
Uss