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January 1973

January 27, 1973
I was sitting in the barracks yelling and screaming echoed through the halls sirens blaring, horns blowing, fireworks popping; the war was over

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Date: 2/1/2025 9:44:00 PM
I was minding the grill, working at a fast-food restaurant... Got # 314 in the lottery, so didn't go to Nam... Wound up in Israel, where Vietnam has been going on since 1929. Just swap the jungle for the desert and urban jungles like Gaza...
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Oliver Mckeithan
Date: 2/2/2025 12:54:00 AM
My number was 52 so the army was going to get me. Joined the USAF instead. Yes, war is war no matter where it is located.
Date: 2/1/2025 1:30:00 PM
that must have been an amazing feeling, oliver! you've described it so well here...
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Oliver Mckeithan
Date: 2/1/2025 1:49:00 PM
Yes it was. Thank you Ilene
Date: 2/1/2025 5:51:00 AM
You're really cranking out the poems Oliver. This one captures a moment in time brilliantly
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Oliver Mckeithan
Date: 2/1/2025 5:53:00 AM
Thank you very much Tom. It was a glorious night when we got word of the truce in Vietnam

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