Word: longthu
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...evening, before the Communists begin shooting, the voices of men, women and children in Longthu village, just 1,000 yards away, drift clearly over the paddyfields to Tanlong. This is the toughest part of the day for Corporal Bui Van Tu, at 40 the oldest member of the platoon. Submachine-Gunner Tu's wife and two children live in Longthu, and half of his $34-a-month pay goes to keep them in rice. Tu has not had any leave since the three days off he got in 1963, sees his family only once every five weeks...