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J. Tom Graham ©Stars and StripesTay Ninh, South Vietnam, October, 1968: Col. Robert L. Fair, left, commander of the 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, and Pfc. Frank DeAngelis, 588th Engineer Battalion, put the finishing touches on a "Holiday Inn" sign at the entrance to the 1st Brigade's new rest facility, where troops returning from the field were to be treated to such long-awaited amenities as a swimming pool, ceiling fans and a steak barbecue.

RELATED MATERIAL: Stars and Stripes' 1968 story about the Tay Ninh rest center.

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