Vietnam Veteran
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"Across the quarter-mile of rice fields that separated the tree line from the hill, the tormented Marine who had been taken prisoner that afternoon hung naked on a rack made of bamboo. He wore only his boots and the green wool socks that had his name stamped in black ink across the tops. Blood st ....
Middle of paper
.... and would carry the session through the night. At a few minutes before midnight, she had eight fingers to go."
This actual account from Marine Sniper by Charles Henderson is just one of the thousands of stories which is condemned to the small circle of s and the few that talk to or read the stories they so painfully tell. Never would you find a personal account of this magnitude and detail in your general history text or even find any quotes from the thousands of GI's stationed in Vietnam. ....
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