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Gen. Abrams honors South Vietnam's war dead, 1971

By Joe Gromelski
Published: October 18, 2012
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Dan Evans ©Stars and Stripes
Long Binh, Vietnam, June, 1971: Gen. Creighton W. Abrams, commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam, places sticks of incense on the graves of fallen South Vietnamese Army troops at the National Cemetery. Earlier, Abrams had participated in a ceremony honoring South Vietnam's Unknown Soldier.

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