Vietnam War Archives - James Strauss

From The Wilderness, Article One Hundred Twenty-Four

FROM THE WILDERNESS The Badly Needed Emetic By James Strauss Most people don’t know that Ipecac can’t be purchased over the counter in the United States anymore. That syrup was plentiful for most of my life, as it was used as something that was ingested, usually by...

U.S. Marine Corps Birthday, From The Wilderness

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THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS BALL Newsreel By James Strauss Today, November 10th, is the Marine Corps birthday, going back to 1775. Why has this birthday celebration become so popular and relevant in modern times. The Marine Corps, a relatively small military...

From The Wilderness, Article Thirty

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THE HERO FROM HELL Newsreel By James Strauss The New York Times doesn’t kill anybody on purpose. If only life were that simple and decisions could be made upon such direct and honest, although killing, truths. No, the New York Times kills Americans using a much...

Editorial Published In The Geneva Shore Report September 1, 2021

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OPINION/EDITORIAL THE THIRTEEN SAMURAI Thirteen American warriors died at a gate leading into Kabul Airport in Afghanistan the other day. Those warfighters belonged to the same unit I was wounded while serving in Vietnam so many years before. Sometimes those...

Interviewed by Peter Wright and Kathleen Beauvais

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I was honored to be interviewed by author, former Rhodesian soldier, and entrepreneur Peter Wright and his partner in business, Kathleen Beauvais on their interesting podcast, Yak-King It has been a while since I shared some of the reason why it took so long to finish...