Word: vietnam
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...another alumni symposium on Vietnam held later yesterday, some members of the Class of 1968 said they favored protests during Powell's speech. One mentioned a petition circulating among alumni asking that the military's ban on gays and lesbians be lifted...
Whether members of the class of '68 supported or protested the Vietnam War, the conflict profoundly impacted their lives, panelists and audience members of a packed Science Center alumni symposium concluded yesterday...
...should] respect each in his individuality," moderator Robert D. Claflin '68 began, saying that the symposium was intended not to discuss the morality or immorality of the Vietnam War but "the choices we made...
Several audience members, however, addressed not Vietnam, but General Colin L. Powell's invitation to speak at Commencement. One mentioned a petition circulating among alumni asking that the ban on homosexuals in the military be lifted...
Peter F. Hagerty '68, one of the panelists, said he had regarded his Navy ROTC service as "rather benign," until he was called upon to serve in Vietnam--and refused. Hagerty did go to Vietnam, however, as a lawyer defending soldiers in cases against the military. Though a civilian, he saw a lot of killing, he said...