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To: muawiyah
There's a lot of fiction in that "fragging" stuff ~ more of it had to do with ordinary crime than any sort of retaliation against officers trying to stop the troops from beating prisoners.

Within the Americal, it had to do with any officer that tried to enforce minimal standards of discipline, including prisoner interrogations.

Still, as propaganda, it was marvelous. Kept the officers from screwing the troops more than necessary.

Yup. Kept MACV from actually trying to use the Americal for anything important. Westmoreland and Abrams knew that the unit was worthless in any sort of fight with people who could shoot back.

68 posted on 11/21/2003 5:39:57 PM PST by Poohbah ("Beware the fury of a patient man" -- John Dryden)
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To: Poohbah
Americal had 8 individuals awarded the Medal of Honor.

Must not have done anything serious, eh?!

Come on guys ~ you two ~ just tell us you were high ranking officers in the Air Force and all is forgiven!

71 posted on 11/21/2003 5:44:44 PM PST by muawiyah
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