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creativeguy24 Mar 2015 5:59 p.m. PST

An event that ended up getting overshadowed by other events.


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Personal logo StoneMtnMinis Supporting Member of TMP24 Mar 2015 6:54 p.m. PST

Too soon we forget.

Mako1124 Mar 2015 8:35 p.m. PST

I was not aware of that, so thanks for sharing.

Far too many US troops lost their lives during the Cold War, in order to keep us safe.

Personal logo Legion 4 Supporting Member of TMP In the TMP Dawghouse25 Mar 2015 9:59 a.m. PST

Some don't realize, how hot the Cold War got in some places. Like the inter-German border, the DMZ in the ROK and some places in Central and South America. As far as forgetting, many didn't even know anything was going on. As well as many in the US, forget WWI and Korea. And even Vietnam is beginning to fade for some who had no attachment to it … Another indication of the condition of the US education system. But that alone is not the problem. General apathy about anything that happened beyond last week or so. However, as I often say, many know the score of last night's game, who Kim and JLo are bedding, etc. …

Cold Steel25 Mar 2015 2:08 p.m. PST

I remember when it happened. I didn't know MAJ Nicholson, but he was a friend of our Bn Cdr.

Personal logo Legion 4 Supporting Member of TMP In the TMP Dawghouse26 Mar 2015 8:29 a.m. PST

When I first saw this post, I thought they were talking the Tree Cutting Incident on the DMZ …

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