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To: unclewest who wrote (464000)1/7/2012 5:07:31 PM
From: SirWalterRalegh2 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 793896
 
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I have always believed JFK is the only Pres we had in my life who truly understood (including all the nuances) insurgency and counter-insurgency warfare.>>

JFK's plan of action in the Bay of Pigs (Cuber) wasn't very successful. s/



To: unclewest who wrote (464000)1/7/2012 6:52:46 PM
From: Hoa Hao  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 793896
 
I have always believed JFK is the only Pres we had in my life who truly understood (including all the nuances) insurgency and counter-insurgency warfare.

Concur. However, the first American soldier to die in Vietnam was Captain Harry G. Cramer Jr. of the 14th SFOD, 10-21-56. SF was a constantly growing work in progress all through the 1950's