Diary (May 29, 2022)

From Gnomon Chronicles

Online diary of Karl Jones for Sunday May 29, 2022.

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Hell's Angels

Sonny Barger:

We believe that in the interest of public safety and the protection of the good name of the city of Oakland. We intend to absent ourselves from the scene, and we encourage others to do the same

The reasons we have made this judgement is because

may provoke violent acts by us.

only produce sympathy for this mob of traitors

any violation of the law

"Our patriotic concern for what these people are doing to our great nation may provoke violent acts by us."

Barger goes on to read out a telegram sent to President Lyndon Johnson, which begins as follows:

"I volunteer a group of loyal Americans for behind the line duty in Vietnam. We feel that a crack group of trained guerillas could demoralize the Viet Cong and advance the cause of freedom."

Nams Angels

"So who were the real Nams Angels? The Recon Patrol of the 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, U.S. Army."

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