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Closure over 2 who fell in Vietnam. Mass. Marines' remains found after 37 years
Boston Globe ^ | August 11, 2005 | Raja Mishra, Globe Staff

Posted on 08/11/2005 4:43:06 AM PDT by chapin2500

They were teenage toughs, Paul Czerwonka and Joseph Cook, sporting slicked-back hair and leather jackets and dingo boots.

Czerwonka never ran from a fight, and soon he volunteered for one, in Vietnam, with the US Marine Corps. Before heading to war, the Massachusetts duo bonded on predeployment assignment in Hawaii, chasing girls and swilling beer. CZ, as the grunts called him, would get them into trouble; Joe's wit would get them out of it.

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TOPICS: History; Local News; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: marines; veteran; vietnam
Welcome home.
1 posted on 08/11/2005 4:43:06 AM PDT by chapin2500
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To: chapin2500

Welcome home, Marines!


2 posted on 08/11/2005 5:13:23 AM PDT by Fierce Allegiance (This ain't your granddaddy's America)
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To: SandRat

PING
Ms.B


3 posted on 08/11/2005 7:18:17 AM PDT by MS.BEHAVIN (Women who behave rarely make history)
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To: chapin2500
The relief I feel for their families and loved ones, leaves me speechless.

Welcome home, Warriors.

4 posted on 08/11/2005 7:18:07 PM PDT by Alia
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To: Alia

More men lost because of Bush! Oh wait a minute....


5 posted on 08/15/2005 6:31:37 AM PDT by TNCMAXQ
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To: TNCMAXQ

There ya go.. :)


6 posted on 08/15/2005 9:03:19 AM PDT by Alia
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To: TNCMAXQ
Tom Sowell: Trashing our history: troops in Iraq
7 posted on 08/15/2005 9:39:05 AM PDT by Alia
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