"I ...learned that sick prisoners in the concentration camp were injected with typhoid in the heart to make room for other patients. About one month after Dad {thus} passed away, the camp was freed by the British." Experiences from World War II] "The enemy, whether guerrillas or North Vietnamese army units, were always able to engage us when most opportune for them; hence their successes in ambushes. We had learned some effective counter tactics, but we always took casualties." Experiences in Vietnam] "Stores with smashed windows were on fire and people were running in the street with appliances and TVs which were surely not paid for. I was appalled by the lawlessness and the chaos and I thought to myself "How did I get so lucky to go from Vietnam into this mess?" Washington, DC in the late sixties.]
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