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#146: The Mayaguez Incident - The Last American Casualties of Vietnam, Part VI

January 13, 2025 • Jackson Irish • Episode 146

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The crew of the SS Mayaguez is released by the Khmer Rouge, but it was too late to stop the US rescue attempt. Now President Ford wants to full out the troops, but since information flowed a lot slower in 1975 than it does in 2025, the second wave of US Marines was already on site. Will they follow presidential orders or will they disregard their commander-in-chief to extricate their comrades under siege in enemy territory?

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