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...Nhut Air Base on the Saigon outskirts, a white trooper was shot and wounded by a black GI he had been stalking with shouts of "I'm going to kill you, nigger." The white was described as a race baiter and a bully...
Four of every five enlisted blacks and 41 per cent of the black officers said that whites are awarded medals at a greater rate than blacks. Nearly 20 per cent of the white enlisted men thought so too. And almost 64 per cent of the black GI's and 45 per cent of the black officers believe that whites are promoted faster...
...best way to end this war is to threaten to use 'the bomb,'" said James Bennett, a white soldier from San Lorenzo, Calif. "If they don't surrender, then use it. You'll save a lot of GI's, and perhaps we won't have many more Vietnams...
Despite the military's contention that life for blacks is better in service than out, fewer than three black GI's in ten said they get along better with whites in Vietnam than they did back home. And nearly 65 per cent of them expect the racial strife in Vietnam to grow...
...strong majority of white GI's took exception to the protests, including 47 per cent who would either draft or jail the student dissenters. "I'd like to kick them in the ass," said James Pole, a white private from Way-cross, Ga. "They should be made to see how we live and die over here," argued Bennett, "then perhaps they would appreciate college more...