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Veterans

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1. The regrets from Vietnam are very personal... Tragedies compounded on a national level, but to have

Wed Apr 30, 2025, 12:19 PM

Apr 30

one's last memory be one so directly so... that really is sad and obviously carries through his lifetime.

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I Left My Platoon a Day Early. I Listened as the Viet Cong Killed My Replacement [View all] douglas9 Apr 30 OP

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