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My Vietnam
Publicado el 19, jun, 2022
Actualizado 19, jun, 2022
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Cultura
Publicado el 19, jun, 2022
Actualizado 19, jun, 2022
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Author: Jack Billups (USA) 
About the author: As a 19-year-old Army volunteer, Sgt. Jack Billups received the Bronze Star with the V attachment. He was awarded the Air Medal, which went to those who participated in combat aerial missions. Assigned to the 1st Air Calvary infantry as a M60 machine gunner, Jack served in the steamy jungles near the Ho Chi Minh trail along the Cambodian border.
Jack grew up during the 1950s and early 1960s in a peaceful Southern California community populated by many senior citizens and dotted with chicken ranches. The conflict in Vietnam was a troublesome and loomed large over those of his generation as many young men feared being drafted. Billups signed up, rather than lived with
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