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Gary Cooper ©Stars and StripesSaigon, January, 1966: A military policeman guards a barbed wire-protected generator for Meyerkord billet. Since the generator served as an emergency power supply, it was a target for terrorist bombers. At the time, there were nearly 700 MPs in the city, responsible for round-the-clock security at more than 360 posts from the U.S. ambassador's residence to the smallest troop billets.

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