John E. Murray
John Einar Murray was a United States Army Major General, who served as Defense Attaché to South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
John Einar Murray | |
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_(Released)_(PC-191483-A).jpg) Murray serving at the US Department of Defense in 1989 | |
| Born | November 22, 1918 Clifton, New Jersey |
| Died | September 1, 2008 (aged 89) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ |  |
| Years of service | 1941–1974 |
| Rank |  |
| Battles/wars | World War II Korean War Vietnam War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star (4) |
Early life and education
Murray was born on 22 November 1918 in Clifton, New Jersey.
Military service
In January 1973 Murray was appointed as Defense Attaché to South Vietnam.[1]
In late August 1974, Murray wrote that “without proper support the RVNAF (Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces) are going lose, maybe not next week, or next month, but after the year they are going to.”[2]
gollark: So yes, it's "you can't define a total ordering which works sensibly with other stuff", not "it is literally impossible for you to come up with some stupid one".
gollark: For example, "lexicographic sorting of the complex number represented as a string a+bi".
gollark: Well, I can come up with orderings, just really stupid ones.
gollark: As in, I literally cannot come up with a definition which works, or there's not one which is consistent with other maths?
gollark: Time to define a total order on complex numbers!
References
- Veith, George (2012). Black April The Fall of South Vietnam 1973-75. Encounter Books. p. 56. ISBN 9781594035722.
- Martin Woollacott (21 April 2015). "Forty years on from the fall of Saigon: witnessing the end of the Vietnam war". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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