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17 Feb 67
Hey La,
…The total casualty list for the 2nd platoon was 17 wounded and 1 KIA…When a guy is not seriously wounded it’s time for laughs, because he knows he’s in for rest and “ghost time”….We start joking, taking pictures…All this I guess is a means of keeping your mind off the troopers that aren’t breathing and wrapped in their ponchos. We mourn for them only once at the memorial service. After that we talk of them only in good spirits in reference to the good times we had or possibly a funny incident…
Brother John
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Sp/4 John A. Kane served with Company A, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade, based at Bien Hoa, from June 1966-February 1967, when he was wounded in action. At the time of the dedication of the Memorial, he was vice president of a direct mail advertising firm in Long Island City, New York. He has since retired.
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