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Vol. 5 No. 23 Thursday, April 8, 1971 10c per copy '
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mmmmmmmmmmmmm xm: •mmgmmaamBBaammmmmmmmmm The Premier Showing of ",,N., o _
Substitute for Victory," an ac­tion-
filled color film about
Vietnam starring John Wayne,
Martha Raye, and a host of
military leaders, will be held at
Levittown Hall on Monday, April
19, 1971 at 8:00 P.M. The 75-
minute motion picture, scheduled
for just one showing in the area,
surveys this country's in­volvement
in Vietnam, and
criticizes in no uncertain terms
the "no-win" policies of recent
Administrations. The TRAIN
Committee, which has urged a
"win" policy in Vietnam and a
halt in aid to the Communists, is
sponsoring the public snowing.
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^ W W ^ K H P f ^ W r f f •1,i-' -• In fact
with the Berlin pullback in World
War II, and the hamstringing of
the military during the Korean
mess, the no-win policy dictated
by behind-the-scenes powers in
Washington is again in force.
Whenever we fight the Com­munists,
they seem to have help
from somebody on our side.
Somebody always wants to bend
over backwards to avoid getting
tough with them."
Half a dozen military leaders,
including the former Commander
of Pacific Naval Forces, Admiral
U.S. Grant Sharp, and General
Mark Clark, the World War II
Army Commander who suc­ceeded
General. MacArthur in
Korea, agree with
'TPET 'EM & FEED *EM, but don't squeeze 'em," is
the rule at the Nassau Easter Seal Society petting zoo,
one of many attractions to benefit the handicapped in
EASTER EXPO at Roosevelt Field Shopping Center.
Above, toddlers Billy Schnee and Kevin O'Neill show
expressions of wonder at the baby farm animals. Other
attractions include the Carousel Fantastique;
animated Bunnyland; kiddie kars for daredevil tykes;
the amazing "Space Walk," and the fabulous Money
Bunny who gobbles coins of concern for the disabled.
To continue through April 17th, all amusements will
raise funds to support needed programs of the Nassau
(Easter Seal) Society for Crippled Children & Adults to
help the physically handicapped.
HONORED - Discussing plans for testimonial dinner
dance for the benefit of the Nassau County Chapter,
Association for the Help of Retarded Children (AHRC)
are (1-r) guest of honor James J. Ward, President local
164, Bartenders and Hotel and Restaurant Employees
Union, AFL-CIO and Mrs. Ward; event chairman
James Amedeo, President Local 875, Mentation
Brotherhood of Teamsters AFL-CIO, and Frank
Hynes, former councilman, town of Oyster Bay. The
gala event, which will honor Ward for his untiring
efforts on behalf of the mentally retarded, will take
place on April 24th in the Grand Ballroom of the New
York Hilton. Proceeds will go to the AHRC Educational
Center in Brookville where the Association offers a
complete range of services to the retarded from early
childhood to adulthood.
was produced by Chuck Keen, an
award-winning photographer and
President of Alaska Pictures.
Keen has incorporated his own
on-the-spot action films of the
war, taken during nineteen visits
to Southeast Asia, in the hard­hitting
documentary narrated by
Academy Award winner John
Wayne. Wayne serves as host and
in his opening remarks sets the
tone for the film: "It's time we
spoke out about Vietnam and the
most obvious, yet the most
ignored threat ever faced by free
people in the history of the world -
- the Communist Conspiracy."
Other participants in the film,
from former Vietnam Com-mander
General Paul Harkins
and former Secretary of
Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson to
combat veterans and former
Green Berets, unanimously
agree that two major problems
confronting our troops are
political restrictions on them and
misleading news reports about
the war.
General Albert C. Wedemeyer,
Commander of U.S. Forces in the
Far East during and after World
War II, scores much of the
national reporting about Viet­nam.
In his appearance in the
film, he declares: "Too often, our
own information*media (T.V.,
radio, and the press) are
responsible for a widely-held
impression that the North
Vietnamese and the Vietcong are
the good guys, and we are the bad
guys." Former Green Beret
Barry Sadler, star of the million-selling
record "The Ballad of the
Green Berets," is even more
outspoken: "It was frustrating to
a soldier half-way around the
world. It seemed like the
American public was only getting
the information the Reds wanted
them to. In fact, I'd say the press
has been more help to the enemy
than a fresh division!"
Although the mass media
receives plenty of criticism in the
film for its coverage of Vietnam,
the harshest condemnation is
reserved for the politicians who
have committed men to battle but
refuse to let them win. John
Wayne tells it this way: "Just as
Raye, who has made nine trips to
Vietnam to visit the troops there,
speaks for every military man
when she says: "You know, our
troops overseas ask for so very
little and they give so very much.
The least we can do back home is
just to give them the support, the
love, the dignity,and the respect
that they, our flag, and our
country deserve."
The heroes of "No Substitute
for Victory" are the men who
have fought in Vietnam. Their
staunchest supporter is the film's
host, John Wayne. Whether
expressing his love for "this
great nation of ours" or his anger
_~— ... at "the Communist Conspiracy,"
Admiral Sharp peace at any price" who have
prolonged the war, the Oscar-winning
actor never hesitates to
express his views. .
Mr. Campagna, Chairman of
the TRAIN Committee, which is
sponsoring the showing said:
"For a time, it seemed pretty
lonely advocating victory against
the Communists. Propagandists
in this country somehow had
convinced many Americans that
this war was different, that
victory was impossible or un­desirable,
that some sort of
uneasy truce or shameful ac­commodation
was the only
solution. We are proUd and happy .
to be able to call John Wayne and
all these other famous Americans
our allies. We certainly agree
that in war, there is no substitute
for victory!" The TRAIN
Committee, which is part of a
nationwide network, was formed
to support American fighting
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declares that if it were not for the
restrictions and handicaps im­posed
by Washington, the war in
Vietnam could have been over
and won more than two years
ago!
Interspersed throughout the
hour-anda-quarter movie are
action shots taken in the war
zone, and comments by several
combat veterans. In addition to
Barry Sadler, Navy Lieutenant
Norde Wilson (who completed 125
combat air missions) and former
Green Beret Peter Stark (who
lost both legs to a Communist
mine) present the fighting man's
opinion of the war. Stark pays
tribute to his fallen comrades and
tells the American people: "You
should be very proud of the men
who died fighting the Communist
enemy. They were good men.
They died for the freedom of
others. No more can be asked
from any man."
Popular entertainer Martha
Navy Lieutenant (junior grade) Thomas F.
Hagan,son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F, Hagan of 3678
Gwenn Gate, Seaford, received the "Wings of Gold'-'
designating him a Naval Aviator at the Naval Air
Station, Corpus Christi, Texas. His mother proudly
pins him.