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Week of May 24, 1968
Just as the long-awaited negotiations on the war in Vietnam begin in Paris, the latest reported U.S. casualties reach a new high: 562 killed in action in a single week.
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Week of May 24, 1968
Just as the long-awaited negotiations on the war in Vietnam begin in Paris, the latest reported U.S. casualties reach a new high: 562 killed in action in a single week.