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U.S. Troops Say No Thanks to Thanksgiving in 1969 Vietnam

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U.S. troops at a hospital in Vietnam in 1969 found a novel but effective way to protest the war.

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Protest by military personnel on active duty, especially in a war zone, is a tricky, not to say treasonous, business. But the U.S. troops at a hospital in Vietnam in 1969 found a novel but effective way to protest the war when they decided to forgo Thanksgiving dinner.

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