VIETNAM: Among those gratified by the Vietnam...
VIETNAM: Among those gratified by the Vietnam memorial at Huntington Beach High School (B1) is B.T. Collins, chief deputy state treasurer who lost an arm and a leg in Vietnam. . . . As a fund-raiser for the privately endowed California War Memorial in Sacramento, Collins found Orange County to be tight-fisted, despite its hawkish, patriotic image. One local veterans group even urged members not to contribute, Collins said.
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