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The role of the United States in the Vietnam War began after World War II and escalated into full commitment during the Vietnam War from 1955 to 1973. The U.S. involvement in South Vietnam stemmed from a combination of factors: France's long

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info re: A Rumor of War from the Prologue: War is always attractive to young men who know nothing about it, but we had also been seduced into uniform by Kennedy’s challenge to “ask what you can do for your country” and by the missiona

Vietnam War hero 'Hal' Moore dies at age 94 - 2/16/2017 article Retired Lt. Gen. Hal Moore passed away late Friday night. He would have turned 95 years old on Monday, and the Army hero known for saving most of his men and surviving a fi

Hal Moore

W. D. Ehrhart website

interview with U.S. Marine - Vietnam 1967-1968 - 15 min. video - 1990

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re: Craig Venter

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Below each index page image is a single word which gives a hint to the subject on that webpage.

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Clicking on any index page image opens a webpage, which most often contains an illustrated 1,000 word essay and an image collection. External links are provided to offer in-depth discussion of the subject.

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*** The layout and organization of imagessays.com is a bit tangential by design, leading the visitor to an exploration of related subjects, informing in an unexpected manner, and so expanding the knowledge base of the viewer. ***

primary webpage: seeing

secondary webpage: marrow

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“Whenever I discovered something which was noteworthy,

I have felt it my duty to put down what I had discovered,

in order that it would become known to the educated world.”

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

Letter of June 12, 1716

… see: microscope

“Sharing knowledge is the the greatest of all callings.

There is nothing like it in the land".”

The Instruction of Dua-Khety

… to his son, as he entered scribe school c. 2000 BC, Egypt - Middle Kingdom

… see: seeing

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