1987 Press Photo Illinois Senator Charles Percy tells of narrow Vietnam escape
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Senator Charles H. Percy, R-IL, safely through a Communist attack on him and his party during an unescorted visit to the site of a Viet Cong massacre, said Tuesday: "This is closer to action than I got in three years of World War II. Frequently mentioned as a possible GOP candidate for President, the 48-year-old senator was speaking as a veteran of wartime service in the United States Navy.
