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May 18, 1963 - Human to-tos learn the ropes.: In view of the trouble in South Vietnam, the United States have set-up a jungle training School in the hills of Okinawa so that they will be fully acquainted with the techniques of jungle warfare so that they can hold their own against the Communist guerillas in Leoa. The United States have some 12, 000 men in South Vietnam and have suffered some casualties in addition the Vietnamese admit to having 4, 000 killed and 6, 000 wounded in the past year but it is claimed that 30, 000 Communists have been killed. Photo shows after learning how to construct a rope bridge across a ravine, the soldiers learn how to walk on the three strand web. The bridge is 150 ft long

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Acquainted Addition Admit Casualties Claimed Communists Construct Fully Guerillas Learn Okinawa Ravine Ropes Set-up Strand Suffered Techniques Vietnamese

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