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Letters, Jul. 9, 1973

Corps Delicti

Sir / The incredibly inhumane ostracism leveled against Cadet Pelosi by fellow West Pointers [June 18] has answered my question of whence originated the inhumane treatment of some Vietnamese. The whole academy class should be tested psychologically to detect dormant sadism that might result in future Viet Nams.

JOSEPH M. GALEOTA

Mount Rainier, Md.

Sir / What we admittedly biased West Point graduates know are two facts: first, that although the honor system, like any legal machinery designed to protect specific ideals, has now, as in the past, imperfections, nevertheless it belongs...

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