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Word: amtraks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1965-1965
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...rifles. An armored supply column got lost, found itself deep in enemy territory. Suddenly, from all sides of the column came mortar and heavy-artillery fire. Three shells hit the leading tank, and when its driver tried to squeeze out an escape hatch, he was riddled with bullets. Three amtraks backed into a deep paddy and bogged down, a fourth was knocked out when a V.C. dropped a grenade down its hatch. "O.K., men, we're marines, let's do the job," shouted one young corporal, but as he climbed out of his amtrak to lead a counterattack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: South Viet Nam: SOUTH VIET NAM The Face of Victory | 8/27/1965 | See Source »

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