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First Platoon1st Platoon Table of ContentsIntroductionPlatoon RosterVintage Platoon PicturePlatoon Picture from Reunion1st Platoon PhotosReturn to SMEACPlatoon Member's Biographies (Below)Larry E. Byers (SPC)James F. AdamsWilliam J. ArantRobert D. BarclayWilliam P. (Bill) BauDavid E. BelattiDonald BonsperMark CampaigneJohn H. CampbellJames A. CathcartSteve ClarkLe Van CuuPham Duong DatWilliam J. DavisJames L. ThompsonClick on any of the BLUE Links to Jump to the itemUse the SMEAC link at the top of this page to return to the main index(Note: Currently Not Active)1‐2
First PlatoonFirst Platoon, Charlie Company, TBS 2‐67Version 1B 19 Jan '21This is the "Landing Zone" for the First Platoon. In it you will ind:• A Table of Contents with clickable links to the individual sections.• A Listing of Platoon Members, including those Killed in Action andDeceased.• Biographies of some of the Platoon Members. Some are short, others arelong. These were submitted by the individual Marines. The content isoriginal. Minor edits and formatting were done to correct obvious errors andpresent them in a somewhat uniform manner. Included are photos related toFirst Platoon Members and their lives since TBS.• An Annotated Photo of the Platoon taken in early January, 1967 prior tograduation. A few Marines were not present when the photo was taken.• An Annotated Photo taken of Platoon Members at the Reunion held duringMay, 2019. A few Attendees didn't make the photo shoot. The CompanyLanding Zone section includes Reunion Photos taken of all attendees andtheir guests.• Photos from the Reunion and other photos and platoon information.1‐3
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August 1966 ‐ January 1967
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OpOrd TBS 2‐67About the TitleThe
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OpOrd TBS 2‐67Operation Order TBS
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experience, as did many of theoffic
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Classmate Tom Gay gave the invocati
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Memorial Section TBS 2‐67Classmat
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Jerry C BennettThe Following was on
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Tributes from various Internet Site
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Jerry Claude BennettWe were in and
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Jerry Claude BennettPOSTED ON 6.7.2
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Jerry Claude BennettThis Page Saved
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A Note from The Virtual WallOn 13 M
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Steven Andre BroquistWe RememberSte
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Steven Andre BroquistM‐18
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Steven Andre BroquistThis Page Save
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JD Carter, Jr.Extracts from The Hil
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his upper arm and cheek on the hosp
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James D. Carter, Jr.This Page Saved
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John "Jack" ConsolvoJohn "Jack" Con
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John "Jack" Consolvoestablished rad
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John "Jack" ConsolvoJack Consolvo a
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Doan Duc NghiOf the ten Vietnamese
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John "Doc" DohertyFrom the 1966 Luc
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John "Doc" Dohertyyou for the good
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Battalion2nd Lt. "Doc" Doherty, USM
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comfortably together.We ended up in
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M‐41Leonard Edward Dornak
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Leonard Edward DornakWorld War II,
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M‐45Leonard Edward Dornak
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Leonard Edward DornakPhotographs Co
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Leonard Edward DornakLen Dornak was
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Michael W. DowneyPOSTED ON 10.12.20
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Michael W. DowneyM‐52
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Michael W. DowneyFirst, I wanted to
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Andrew Martin HaglagePOSTED ON 3.3.
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Andy was in Marine ROTC at X and wa
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Andrew Martin HaglageM‐60
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Andrew Martin HaglageThis Page Save
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ON THAT FATEFUL DAY. TWO STORIES ON
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Non‐military issue,commemoratives
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Robert Dodson Huie, Jr.M‐68
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Page 87 and 88: Richard Laughlin O'LearyRich O'Lear
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Page 95 and 96: Richard Laughlin O'LearyThis plaque
Page 97 and 98: 14 Apr 2008Larry was a classmate at
Page 99 and 100: Larry G. StonePictures from Memoria
Page 101 and 102: Larry G. StoneTom Williamson, TBS 2
Page 103 and 104: Larry G. StoneGrid~ AT 834 614Recon
Page 105 and 106: Robert W. WallerDavine ShoresSister
Page 107 and 108: Robert W. WallerM‐94
Page 109 and 110: Robert W. WallerM‐96
Page 111 and 112: Robert W. WallerPhotos from the Wal
Page 113 and 114: Charles W.F. WarnerFrom the Lucky B
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Page 117 and 118: Charles W.F. WarnerChuck Warner and
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Page 130 and 131: TBS 2‐67 Deceased ClassmatesIn Ho
Page 132 and 133: TBS 2‐67 Deceased ClassmatesLe Va
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Page 171 and 172: First PlatoonJohn Bowmanand ChanCra
Page 173 and 174: First PlatoonSteve Clark 1967Skip C
Page 175: SECOND PLATOONSecond PlatoonTBS 2
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My Current Life: Retired, still as
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Carl, Cuu, Mark CampaigneSkip Steph
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After Vietnam: I reported to Marine
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three and a half years until his gr
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his Hooch and I wrote back from our
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After Vietnam: At El Toro my first
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Second Platoon= Attended Reunion =K
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My Current Life: I have no kids. I
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Second Platoonvisit family in Tampa
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during my time in-country. We would
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positions as the Grunts called for
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and I am registered with the VA. I
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my door. (no cellphones) stating th
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Officer doing road and bridge condi
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Ronald HartnettNickname: RonMy Life
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Second PlatoonWilliam Gordon Hayter
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Second Platoonthere in 1967-68; Sai
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Kenneth HerrSecond PlatoonNickname:
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Second Platoon3 Future Marines: Ken
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Second PlatoonHo Chi Minh trail in
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Second Platooninvolved with multipl
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J. Clarke HoustonSecond PlatoonNick
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Second PlatoonMy Memories of TBS: W
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Wally Henderson and FriendFred Smit
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Second PlatoonToby and his Cousin,
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Don Esmond and FriendSecond Platoon
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was interesting. And we continued o
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selected as the first cadre to trai
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Staff job at Group Headquarters, Gr
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Consultant-Minneapolis (81-83); Hea
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TBS 2‐67 ReunionDuring May 2019,
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TBS 2‐67 ReunionDay 1: Registrati
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TBS 2‐67 ReunionDay 2: Museum, TB
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Day 2: Museum, TBS Visit, Joe's Cra
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Day 3: Local Trips, Photos, and Ban
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TBS 2‐67 ReunionDay 3: Local Trip
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TBS 2‐67 ReunionDay 3: Local Trip
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TBS 2‐67 ReunionDay 4: Local Even
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TBS 2‐67 ReunionDay 4: Local Even
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MemorabiliaTBS 2‐67 ReunionTy Tra
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MemorabiliaTBS 2‐67 ReunionR‐25
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MemorabiliaTBS 2‐67 ReunionR‐27
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R‐29TBS 2‐67 Reunion
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TBS 2‐67 ReunionR‐31
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TBS 2‐67 ReunionReunion Planning
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THIRD PLATOONTBS 2‐67 Charlie Com
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Third PlatoonThird Platoon, Charlie
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Third Platoonformation, and Kevin w
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Third PlatoonReunion Gathering: May
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Third PlatoonUpper: Ted Hart and Sa
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Third Platoonsive engagement tactic
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LZ Stud (several miles east of KS,
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Third PlatoonNang. After a deafenin
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Third PlatoonThese are two fragment
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Third PlatoonLeft: TimPitchfordwith
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Third PlatoonLeft: Martini and Hart
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Third PlatoonTaking fire from NVA i
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Third PlatoonRoad to RockCrusherRoa
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FOURTH PLATOONTBS 2‐67 Charlie Co
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Fourth PlatoonFourth Platoon, Charl
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Fourth PlatoonDong Ha Combat BaseAb
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rocks. Twenty-five cents each! It w
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Tran Dinh ThuyVietnamese Marine Cor
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NASDAQ traded Jet Air Freight (out
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4‐70 4‐70Fourth Platoon
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Fourth PlatoonLeft: Khe SanhIncomin
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4‐74Fourth Platoon
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Fourth PlatoonRonalds, Smith, Suhy
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AdministrationThis Section Contains
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AdministrationPublished Books and A
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Charlie CompanyTBS 267~ A Retrosp
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Company Canyone who hadn’t come f
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DeparturesGoodbyesPrefaceConfederat
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A Year in the Provincesobviously do
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Con TienCON TIENWord around town, a
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A Year in the Provinces“No kiddin
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A Year in the Provincesthe press im
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Leatherneck Squareproblem was less
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A Year in the Provincesmanagers, un
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Que SonTHE QUE SON BATTLES.You may
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Que Son***As Hank Stackpole was med
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Que Sonso, bore a high cost. How ma
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Que Sonspent.Nevertheless, for the
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Khe SanhThe Siege of Khe SanhBack t
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TetTetIf a C130 trip to remote, f
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Tetburned up a division in trying,
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Tetjumped, showing up at his headqu
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Tetthere. What they got was a rude
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ReturnReturnTrotsky must have had h
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A Year in the Provincesthe reflecti
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Stories‐Air Americasaid we'd be t
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A Tour of Duty in VietnamJohn B. Wi
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John Burwell Wilkesbarefoot childre
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John Burwell Wilkespulled out my 19
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John Burwell Wilkesreligion treats
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John Burwell Wilkesthe roughrider,
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John Burwell Wilkesno more fire fro
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John Burwell Wilkesand aim and load
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John Burwell WilkesFor several week
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John Burwell Wilkesable to play a t
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John Burwell Wilkesstill recovering
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John Burwell Wilkesmarijuana bush w
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John Burwell Wilkesgiven me the las
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John Burwell Wilkestiny splitmil
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John Burwell Wilkesin his backside.
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John Burwell Wilkessatchel charges
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John Burwell Wilkestranspired in th
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John Burwell Wilkesa paving project
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John Burwell WilkesCapt. Wilkes, 1s
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John Burwell WilkesMysterious Xmas
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John Burwell WilkesCpl. Hickey stan
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CommunicationsCommand and Communica
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C‐4CommunicationsRegarding Person
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Additional Biographies, Pictures, S
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Goodnight Chesty, Wherever You AreS
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