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The diary of a Vietnamese soldier who fought in the Vietnam War over 50 years ago is brought back to Hanoi, Vietnam, by U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, June 4, 2012.

The diary of a Vietnamese soldier who fought in the Vietnam War over 50 years ago is brought back to Hanoi, Vietnam, by U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, June 4, 2012.

The diary of a Vietnamese soldier who fought in the Vietnam War over 50 years ago is brought back to Hanoi, Vietnam, by U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, June 4, 2012.

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