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0590-VTN-03/2013
Donald W. Temple, 1 LT
U. S. Army
Dates of Service: 08/28/1967 - 06/20/1970
Platoon Commander, 17th Cable Construction Platoon, 63rd Signal Battalion
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Mr. Temple, a tax consultant who lives in Longview, Texas, served in Vietnam as a lieutenant in headquarters company of a signal battalion near Hue. While he regrets the ill-conceived strategy that lost the war, he does praise his training in Officer Candidate School: