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Upon graduation, he received a commission as an Army second lieutenant.[12] He was a professional soldier for 35 years, holding a variety of command and staff positions and rising to the rank of General.[13] Powell was a captain during the Vietnam War, serving as a South Vietnamese Army adviser from 1962 to 1963. While on patrol in a Viet Cong-held area, he was wounded by stepping on a punji stake.[14] He returned to Vietnam as a major in 1968, serving in the Americal Division (23rd Infantry Division), then as assistant chief of staff of operations for the Americal Division. He was charged with investigating a detailed letter by Tom Glen (a soldier from the 11th Light Infantry Brigade), which backed up rumored allegations of the My Lai Massacre. Powell wrote: “In direct refutation of this portrayal is the fact that relations between American soldiers and the Vietnamese people are excellent.” Later, Powell’s assessment would be described as whitewashing the news of the massacre, and questions would continue to remain undisclosed to the public. In May 2004 Powell said to Larry King, “I mean, I was in a unit that was responsible for My Lai. I got there after My Lai happened. So, in war, these sorts of horrible things happen every now and again, but they are still to be deplored.”[15]
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Like many Vietnam vets I know today , who are totally left wing and against this or any war ...could it be because , they like troops of today never got to hear the word VICTORY! from their people and their commander and chief ? I think as long as America is dumb enough to elect lawyers to lead us , and our troops , and not warriors , we will end up with f-ed up people like the Jamaican immigrant here , ultimately NOT standing by the real America and the American way of life . We need to be careful whom we vaunt into military and political leadership positions . And who we then give the soapbox over to .
Where are the primetime interviews with Gen. James Conway ( ret.) ? hmmm ?