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...almost overweeningly proud. Some U.S. military men maintain that any invasion by Giap's troops could be slowed and maybe even stopped by the application of U.S. air-and seapower, but it would clearly be a tough, hard fight. North Viet Nam's navy, numbering about 26 PT-boats and some 50 armed junks, is inconsequential, while the straight-shooting air force mounts only 36 jets -all obsolescent...
...crevasse, was rope-hauled out by Whittaker. The trio slept out at the high camp, next day completed the assault. Bobby himself took the lead for the final 50 yds., and arriving at the pinnacle placed there a copy of Jack Kennedy's inaugural address, a packet of PT-boat tie clasps, similar to the ones that the late President used to give visitors and voters. He also planted the Kennedy family flag-a shield showing three gold helmets on a black background, topped with a hand holding four gold-tipped arrows. Bobby meant to leave the flag there...
...from Danang and headed for the North Vietnamese torpedo-boat base at Quangkhe, 65 miles north of the 17th parallel. There they relentlessly clobbered berths, repair shops, ammo dumps and supply warehouses with 70 tons of bombs, destroying an estimated 70% of the targets and sinking three to five PT boats in the bargain...
...matter what the Joint Chiefs of Staff may propose, it remains up to their civilian superiors to dispose. More often than not, the J.C.S. recommendations are accepted. Thus, when Communist PT boats attacked U.S. destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin last summer, McNamara called the Chiefs into his office, asked them how the U.S. should reply. The opinion was unanimous: to launch air attacks against North Vietnamese bases. McNamara relayed that word to the President, who summoned the Chiefs to a White House session, carefully questioned each about his views-and followed the prescription to the letter...
Governor Volpe and Cardinal Cushing were among the dignitaries to attend a mass in honor of the Pt. Reverend Augustine. Hickey, Pastor of St. Paul's Church in Cambridge and Vicar General of the Archdiocese of Boston, who is retiring after 10 years of service...