Kamis, 06 April 2017

The Walking Marine

Recruit Corky Foster hiked over 400 miles to demonstrate his conviction that the Vietnam War was worth fighting.   “To defend these people from VC and the NVA is right and just. To give them the opportunity to form a democracy is worthwhile. Though our efforts are often clumsy, Americans are doing those two things. …

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