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DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release; distribution

is unlimited.



PCN 19000306400
u.s. MARINES IN VIETNAM
THE ADVISORY & COMBAT ASSISTANCE ERA
1954-1964
by
Captain Robert H. Whitlow, USMCR
HISTORY AND MUSEUMS DIVISION
HEADQUARTERS, U.S. MARINE CORPS
WASHINGTON, D.C.
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