Forum, Apr. 14, 1975

As the Dominoes Fall

To the Editors:

Where is the spirit of '76? During this Bicentennial of our hard-won freedom, we are searching for meaningful ways to celebrate while we stand by and watch first Cambodia, then South Viet Nam fall to an aggressor [March 31]. As the dominoes fall, will it be Thailand next, then South Korea, Nationalist China on Formosa and so on? These people have fought and are still fighting for the same basic reasons for which we took on Great Britain.

Are we to celebrate with fireworks while rockets are crushing...

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