For the last remaining G.I.s in South Viet Nam, Camp Alpha is where it all ends. Tucked away in an obscure corner of Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Camp Alpha is a depressing, dehumanizing collection of waiting rooms and barracks, offices and endless queues, where exiting American soldiers are assigned before boarding a plane bound for the U.S. and home.
Partly because Camp Alpha is about as cheerful as a bus depot, there is no great sense of liberated joy among the troops in transit. "I guess that we are all happy inside," said...
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