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Word: pfc (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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William Homans Jr. was sent to Viet Nam two months ago to defend Pfc. Peterson. In Boston, Homans is known as a "right-on lawyer"-he defends blacks, war protesters and poor people. But in Viet Nam, the huge, jocular attorney was too wise to come on as an overweight William Kunstler. He made sure that all the military people knew he was a World War II Navy veteran; he affected a when-in-Rome costume of field boots and green fatigues with his name sewed on the shirt pocket. And he did not advertise that he had defended Michael...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Law: Counsel for the G.I. Defense | 10/19/1970 | See Source »

...They'll try to sock it to a brother if they can," said Pfc. Alfred Exum Jr. of Denver, an assistant gunner on a 102 howitzer in the 82nd Airborne. "Just like civilian life, the white doesn't want to see the black get ahead...

Author: By Wallace TERRY Ii, | Title: Bringing the War Home . . . (II) | 10/9/1970 | See Source »

...PFC) EDWARD SNOWDON U.S. Army, Viet Nam APO San Francisco...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jun. 29, 1970 | 6/29/1970 | See Source »

Only a little while until the Sha Na Na concert over at Rindge. Then they spotted these two chicks, and the three of them started following. The girls sped up, but so did the click, click of Spider's PFC's. "Youse girls is nice looking." Flex said. He always made the first pass. They sped up again, and so did the click...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Three-Quarters of a Tube of Score Works | 5/8/1970 | See Source »

Later, after they got back to Mt. Auburn and Plympton, Flex and his buddy headed back to their room. Spider slipped off his PFC's, his black leather jacket, and the other stuff and put it all nearly away until the next time he might have a chance to get slicked up. After a long quiet spell, when he just collected his thoughts, Spider went...

Author: By Bennett H. Beach, | Title: Three-Quarters of a Tube of Score Works | 5/8/1970 | See Source »

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