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Great High School History Topic
Vietnam War
U.S. Marine Corps' Combined Action Program (CAP)
The Unknown Story of the Vietnam War. UNKNOWN WAR
Most of the Marines and U.S. Navy Corpmen, who served in the program, were 18 and 19 years old... having graduated high school only the year before.
"Tonight's patrol begins at 10pm and by 10:30 the sicke moon is down and it is black dark."
Read the full story at: Article*Page*1
On March 29, 1970, 1,500 communist troops and terrorists attacked a Vietnamese peasant-farming village to punish it for supporting American Marines who once served in the area. Hundreds and hundreds of innocent men, women and children were killed, wounded and reported missing. 2,000 homes were burned to ashes.
I lived and served (24/7) in the village before it was massacred. The above link has pictures (before and after), maps, news articles, military reports and eye witness accounts of the attack.
Thanks for this, sad to say it's the first I ever heard about it.
During the Vietnam War and after, the American news media rarely highlighted something good our troops were doing. The different military branches had many civil action programs.
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