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700 hail King in Osan march
More than 700 American military men of all races and ranks marched in memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Sunday, climaxing a weekend tribute here to the slain civil rights leader.
Swift crews ply Gulf with smiles — and bullets
“We have to be ready to fire, but we also have to have a smile on our face.”
Rockpile Marines don't take too many hikes
It's a freak of nature, a jagged piece of rock shaped like Gibraltar that rises 750 feet in the air. In other wars it could have been called Bunker Hill, Heartbreak Ridge or Pork Chop Hill.
Traveling doc keeps 'em smiling in combat
The 1st Inf. Div. trooper moaned in pain as the man in the medical tunic bent over his head. Chrome instruments flashed in the dingy light.
FACs now draw bullets, not waves
“There was a time when the north Vietnamese used to wave at us from their trenches. Now they shoot.”
Heavily outnumbered Marines beat the odds
“They acted like they were doped up. They just kept right on coming at us even after they were hit,” the Marine said.
'Eagle Flights' prey on fleeing Viet Cong
Swooping down on a village in Huey choppers, "Wolfhounds" from the 25th Inf. Div. pounced upon enemy suspects to start another Eagle Mission in Hau Nghia province.