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...Silver Star, three Bronze Stars and an Army Commendation medal during his ten-month tour in Viet Nam. When he reported one torture, he says, "Colonel Franklin suggested that if I was so damned morally offended by that, I should think about leaving." Herbert was relieved of his command on April 4, 1969. The Army says it is investigating Herbert's charges, but he reports that he has been repeatedly told "to cool it," because, as one officer at Fort McPherson told him, "We don't want another...
...helicopters). Flown by pilots whom even other pilots describe as "crazy," they buzz along at treetop level to draw fire and expose enemy positions. For protection, the lOHs rely mainly on their 150 m.p.h. speed. In Laos, that has not been enough; six have been lost and the U.S. command has limited 10H flights across the border...
...Saigon command disclosed that between 2000 and 3000 South Vietnamese have been pulled out of Laos over the past two days...
...Saigon, South Vietnamese command spokesman Lt. Col. Tran An announced that "some South Vietnamese units which were heavily engaged by the enemy have been pulled back to South Vietnam. They have not been replaced. Just over a regiment was withdrawn...
...Nghi, forward command post of the South Vietnamese 1st Corps and 1st Infantry Division near the Laotian border, Brig. Gen. Pham Van Phu, division commander, said the entire 1st Regiment of his outfit had been pulled out of operation and returned to Vietnam...