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Mary McCarthy- Report from Vietnam I

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The Vietnam War happened on the 1st of November 1955 to the 30th April 1975 and was a cold war military conflict between the nationalists attempting to unify the country under a communist government. Fought between the Vietnamese North and the government of South Vietnam,

A PX is an acronym for post exchange. ( A commisionary of the US army)

The other war at the time was that of North and South Korea.

A WASP means Women Airforce Service Pilots.