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Word: trach (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Rock V Roll. When they are not patrolling, the Marines help the villagers and try to get to know them better. In Phuoc Trach, a fishing village on the populous coastal plain below Danang, CAC protection allowed Navy Seabees to build a bridge connecting the village with the main road to the provincial capital. In the past, villagers had to sail up a Viet Cong-controlled river to reach their market-and pay plenty of fish in tribute along the way. The Phuoc Trach Marines have even taught their Vietnamese friends how to dance to rock 'n' roll...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Building a Nation Beyond the Killing | 2/3/1967 | See Source »

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