Land Two Marine Divisions In North Vietnam: Repost 2007

 

 

I am currently restoring several of my Uncle's Vietnam photos and found this one interesting.

After "Sammy" saved my Uncle's company from a massive ambush, it became unsafe for him to return to his native village and was thus left under supervision by the Army Division 198. Sammy was later awarded several medals for his conduct in helping American forces both to translate information and warn soldiers.

Men:

LEFT: Ken Jones

CENTER: Darrold Kolbe

RIGHT: Terry Duncan

BOY: "Sammy"

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Land Two Marine Divisions in North Vietnam

Land two Marine Divisions in North Vietnam and keep them there with air and naval support until the Communists agree to abide by the 1973 Paris Peace Accords. The United States bears a very direct burden to aid embattled South Vietnam, because this nation had pressured the Saigon government to accept the peace agreement and promised aid."

Walt W. Rostow
Lyndon Johnson's
National Security Adviser
April 4, 1975