Rhodes Scholar Leads Marines into Vietnam
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In 1967, Karl Marlantes was a student at Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship. As a platoon leader, he became close with his radio operator, Charles Thomas, until a fateful battle in the hills of Vietnam.
In 1967, Karl Marlantes was a student at Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship. As a platoon leader, he became close with his radio operator, Charles Thomas, until a fateful battle in the hills of Vietnam.
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