WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A recent article in Parameters, the quarterly academic journal of the U.S. Army War College, confirms what most informed observers have long known: "The use of contractors on the battlefield is no longer an optional or marginal activity."

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- The final battle of the Vietnam War will not be for the hearts and minds of Indochinese villagers, but rather for the hearts and minds of future generations of American children. As part of that continuing struggle, a husband and wife filmmaking team has