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  "path": "/p/what-i-did-in-the-war",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-25T14:11:39.000Z",
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  "textContent": "My Vietnam era Army experiences made a man out of me, although not the kind of man the military brass intended. Today I remember the guys I knew who went off to Vietnam and didn't come back.",
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