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Black Vietnam Veteran’s Story Reveals War’s Harsh Realities 50 Years Later

Vietnam War veteran John L. Smith is shown at Essex County College.

It was May 1970, deep in the jungles of Vietnam, and 19-year-old infantryman John Smith stepped to the edge of a hill to admire the view. Then came the snap of a wire. “They must’ve thought, ‘This is a beautiful view. Someone’s going to come over here to look at it,’” said Smith, 76, of […]