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Operation Tailwind’s commander,

retired Maj. Gen. John Singlaub,

presents the Defense Department’s

findings in an investigation

of the allegations in the

CNN broadcast. Behind

him at the July 21, 1998,

news conference is Defense

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CNN reporter

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who covered

the Vietnam

War, narrated

the Operation

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