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No Artillery, No Problem
U.S. Grunts Fought Like Hell
HOMEFRONT
Bobby Orr’s Bruins win
the Cup in overtime
Cambodian
Incursion
Military triumph, political fiasco
50
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ANNIVERSARY
Kent State, May 4, 1970
The truth behind the tragedy
One goes to a SEAL who
saved the life of the other
Two SEAL Medals of Honor
JUNE 2020
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JUNE
2020
On the cover
A soldier from the 25th Infantry
22
By James H. Willbanks
NIXON’S
CAMBODIAN
INCURSION
President Richard Nixon
ordered troops to
Cambodia to destroy
enemy bases used to
launch attacks in South
Vietnam. Nixon saw the
incursion as a way to
hasten the end of the
war. Many Americans
saw it differently.
2
VIETNAM
6 Feedback
Letters
8 Today
In the News
Caring for the Fallen
M109 Howitzer
May-June 1970
50 Years Ago in the War
Reviews
Thomas Norris
42
32
U.S. “GRUNTS” IN COMBAT
Artillery and air support were such a large part of
America’s war machine that some wondered how well
U.S. infantrymen would fight when left on their own.
By Warren Wilkins
MAY 4, 1970
Nixon’s Cambodian Incursion sparked student
protests on campuses nationwide. The one at
Kent State University ended in tragedy.
By Mindy Farmer
54
50
THE FATHER HE KNEW ONLY
FROM PHOTOGRAPHS
The son of Green Beret Richard Fitts made a
movie recounting his journey to learn more
about the soldier’s death in combat.
By Dave Kindy
THE END OF THE RIDE
Scenes from Rolling Thunder 2019, which
the motorcycle rally’s national organization
says was its last run in the nation’s capital.

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