Captain weeps over wounded soldier in Vietnam ambush
An artillery captain in Vietnam consoles a 19 year old wounded comrade after a Viet Cong ambush. The boy, struck by an AK-47, loses a left arm. the captain hovers over him in the helicopter en route to a field hospital during January 1969.
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Vietnam
Assault weapons and the duty to protect life
A veteran recounts battlefield injuries and the deadly impact of assault rifles. The piece notes two enemy KIAs loaded from a helicopter, describes M 16 rounds tearing through bodies, and argues against repealing the last year’s semi automatic assault weapon ban. It questions motives behind partisan moves and emphasizes weapons designed to kill.
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Washington
Clinton
Charlie
Political representatives contact list fragment
Readable elements show U S Senate and House offices with district notes and phone numbers. Includes names such as Kay Bailey Hutchison Frank Tejeda Dan Morales Lyndon B Johnson state office contacts and addresses in Austin Washington DC and San Antonio.
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By Julius Michel Anthony
White House
Washington, D. C
U. S. Senate
Senate
College Station
Russell Senate
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell
U. S
D-Mission
Longworth
San Antonio
Rayburn
Corpus Christi
Frank Tejeda
Austin
Bob Bullock
Capitol Station
Texas
Laredo
House
J. E
Pete" Laney
Dan Morales
Linton
Har
Lyndon B. Johnson
Eddie de la Garza
McAllen
Robert O. Gutierrez
Benavides
Edmund Kuempel
R-Seguin
Bill Siebert
Wilson County News
P.O. Box
Floresville
Wilson County
Alanon
Dept. of Public Safety
St. Hedwig American Legion
Lions Club
Pizza Inn
Hwy
Hermann Sons
Lone Oak
Arts & Crafts League
Ch of Christ
Fiesta of Gems
Morris Activity Center
Joe Freeman Coliseum
East Gate
Wilson County Library
China Grove
Blessed Sacrament Parish Hall
Path Eagle Creek
Old Rural Schools of Bexar Co
Highland Social Club
Laurel Ridge Hospital
Floresville Vfd Ladies
Eagle Creek
Raphas
SD Assembly of God Church
Webelos
Tiger Cubs
BSA
VFW
Poth
Firebam
Immanue Lutheran Church
WC Historical Society
Jailhouse Museum
Immanuel Lutheran Church
K of C
Methodist Church
WC Library
St. Boniface Catholic Church
Falls City
Kosciusko Hall
Randolph Roadrunners