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Bill Distler was a squad leader in the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam from Dec. 1967 to Sept. 1968. He has been a member of Veterans for Peace since 2003. Hobbies include reading the Afghanistan entries in the USGS Minerals Yearbook. He claims it makes for fascinating reading.