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Word: moc (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...fighting man, would not condone his actions. "He acted improperly," said Abrams, and "should have reported it." To emphasize the point, Abrams told of a questionable raid that he himself had authorized. On Jan. 5, 1972, Abrams gave Lavelle permission to go after a GCI installation in Moc Chau, which was controlling MIGS flying over Laos and North Viet Nam. After the strike, Abrams sent along full reports to Washington; two days later the Joint Chiefs of Staff told him that the strike had exceeded the rules. That, so far as Abrams was concerned, ended that kind of activity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMED FORCES: The Lavelle Case | 9/25/1972 | See Source »

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