An Army pilot from Douglas, Wyoming is sent to Vietnam in 1967 leaving behind a wife and three young children. Capt. William B. Graves buys a tape recorder and sends audio tapes back to his family. As well, they record tapes of their own and send them to him…
- "There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars." — Jack Kerouac
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- Photos: Anti-ICE Protests Erupt Nationwide After Minneapolis and Portland Shootings
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The Intercept- Americans Are Sick and Tired of Pointless Wars
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France24- Syria’s Kurdish fighters agree to leave Aleppo after days of deadly clashes
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Media Matters For America- Greg Gutfeld says ICE shooting "was a set up" by the left but "they were hoping for a Black woman"
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- Jack Posobiec says Renee Good's wife is "complicit in the killing" and "should be brought up on federal charges"
- Media Matters weekly newsletter, January 9
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