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Page 10 image the long road to war
Caption: Lieutenant Harold Dale Myerkord (far right), senior advisor to the Vietnam Navy's River Assault Group 23, was the first U.S. naval officer killed in South Vietnam, March 16, 1965. (Naval History and Heritage Command)
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Published: Wed Jun 09 11:56:57 EDT 2021