Fightin' Marines #157
In "The War Criminals," the 3rd Platoon, Charlie Company, pushes into the Mekong Delta village of Vi Duc with a sharp-eyed observer in their midst—Talbot Cleeves, a writer whose skepticism about the U.S. mission in Vietnam is as sharp as his pen. As tensions simmer between the platoon and the man who sees only propaganda in their mission, a sudden movement in the jungle sends CPL. Red Iverson on high alert. Art by Bill Montes and Ernie Bache, with cover by Bill Montes and Rocco "Rocke" Mastroserio, this 1981 Charlton issue delivers a tense, grounded moment in the midst of a war that’s as much about perception as it is about combat.
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The 3rd platoon, Charlie Company, 312th 8th… has a observer along as they move into the village of Vi Duc in the Mekong Delta… he is Talbot Cleeves and he's trouble… The kind of writer who thinks Americans have no business in Viet Nam… who believes the charges made by commie propagandist… and who's along with the 3rd platoon looking for any story he can use to discredit the U.S. Marines! He's bugging 2nd Lt. Tom Eglund about something when the black-clad Charlie darts out of the jungle.. But CPL. Red Iverson is alert! [first page]
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