Survival
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Last published Wed, Feb 17, 2016
The year is 1968 and Lloyd Jackson has now been drafted into the United States Army to stop the spread of communism in the country of Vietnam. His mother is appalled by the idea of war and has no idea why her son should have any part in a senseless conflict while his father thinks that it's important to stop the animals before they're kicking in our doors and claiming our country for themselves. All Lloyd just wants to go and come home.
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