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Republic of Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos within the defined combat zone (DoD 1348 C6.6.1.1.5. revised Sept. 1996) between 1961-11-15 and 1973-03-28, and from 29 April 1975 to 30 April 1975.)
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