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Jan 23, 1968 - North Korea seized the U.S. Navy intelligence ship Pueblo, charging it had in intruded into the communist nation's territorial waters on a spying mission. The crew was released 11 months later. |
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March 16, 1968 - US troops under the command of Lt. William L. Calley Jr. massacred Vietnamese civilians at My Lai. 504 [407] villagers were massacred. Hugh Thompson, a helicopter pilot, observed the end of the massacre. He landed between some remaining villagers and his fellow soldiers and ordered his gunner to fire on American troops if necessary. With 2 other gunships he airlifted to safety a dozen villagers. He and his gunner were awarded the Soldier's Medal in 1998. |
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April 4, 1968 - Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, 39, was assassinated while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. James Earl Ray (d.1998) confessed and pleaded guilty in Mar, 1969, but later tried to recant and said he was a fall guy. |
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May 13, 1968 - 930th Troop Carrier Group, Bakalar AFB activated as the 71st Special Operations Squadron. Peace talks between the U.S. and North Vietnam began in Paris. -- 563 surplus buildings at CAMP ATTERBURY are for sale |
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June 5, 1968 - Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was shot and mortally wounded in Los Angeles just after claiming victory in California's Democratic presidential primary. Gunman Sirhan Bishara Sirhan was immediately arrested. June 6, 1968 - Sen. Robert F. Kennedy died at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles, June 11, 1968 - 71st Air Commando Squadron moves from Bakalar AFB to Lockbourne AFB, Ohio |
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July 8, 1968 - 71st Air Commando Squadron redesignated 71st Special Operations Squadron |
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Nov 1, 1968 - Lyndon B. Johnson called a halt to bombing in Vietnam, hoping that this would lead to progress at the Paris peace talks. Nov 5, 1968 - Richard M. Nixon was elected the 37th US President with Spiro Agnew as vice-president. He defeated Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and third-party candidate George C. Wallace. |
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Dec 5, 1968 - First two AC-119G Gunships of the 71st Special Operations Squadron depart Lockbourne AFB, Ohio for Nha Trang, Vietnam Dec 20, 1968 - 71st SOS assigned to 14th Special Operations Wing, Nha Trang, Vietnam Dec 31, 1968 - CAMP ATTERBURY official deactivated. Area North of Hospital Road turned over to GSA for disposal.
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