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New book recreates harrowing siege of Green Beret camp in 1965 Vietnam

“It was a 20th-century version of the Wild West frontier fortress."
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Wife of Navy SEAL killed in Afghanistan 15 years ago opens up about love, grief, and acceptance in new book

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