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Vietnam and Afghanistan

March 1st, 2012

By Tom Carter This article was originally published in September 2009 — two and a half years ago. Unfortunately, it’s as relevant today as it was then. In late 1965, I was in Kontum, Vietnam as a pilot in a helicopter crew sent there for a few days to support U.S. Special Forces operations. I […]

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Tags: Afghanistan, Bernard Fall, failure, Islam, Taliban, terrorism, Vietnam
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Vietnam and Afghanistan

September 17th, 2009

In late 1965, I was in Kontum, Vietnam as a pilot in a helicopter crew sent there for a few days to support U.S. Special Forces operations. I was quartered in a Vietnamese Army compound, a fairly nice facility left over from French military days. There were rooms in a wing of the compound, each with […]

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Tags: Afghanistan, Bernard Fall, Taliban, Vietnam
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