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 MOLLY'S DIARY
January 2, 1968.
My New Year's resolution is to do something….I'm just not sure how to do it, or even what to do. If I wanted to protest, I could go downtown and stand around Boston Common, holding signs with hippies, any day of the week. But even if I could get around the fact that it would be betraying Patrick, I don't think that really accomplishes anything. I've seen a lot of demonstrators - especially over in Harvard Square - and I know I'm not supposed to say this, but it seems like a big waste of time to me…Besides, the government knows that lots of people are against the war, and they just keep asking for more troops, anyway.
 PATRICK'S JOURNAL
January 20, 1968.
We're going to move out while it's still dark, try to get a jump on them. Everybody's packing as much ammo as they can carry. Most of us even have LAWs - light anti-tank assault weapons. The terrain's too rough for tanks, but we can use the LAWs to take out bunkers. If we need them. Grenades, bandoliers filled with magazines for our M-16s…, extra belts of M-60 ammo for the machine guns, bayonets, Kabar knives…But, it doesn't even feel like Boys with Toys this time - it feels like Men with Weapons. Nervous men, but men. If they want to take us on, we'll be ready. I hope. Last night I wrote letters to everyone in my family, just in case.
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