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Re: Vietnam War Anniversary



Frank,

I am having a hard time understanding this post.  Was Quinn somehow involved in the final mad rush from Saigon in 1975?  Or was he an anti-war protester?  Or both?  And what was he celebrating?

Yours in Haste,
Patrick J. Prior



On the 25th anniversary of the end of the war -- and also May Day -- it is
fitting to remember the contributions of one of our own to that effort.

Patrick M. Quinn, formerly of this shop and now archivist of Northwestern
University, was interviewed by the Madison evening newspaper, The Capital
Times, on Saturday, April 29th for their article on "The Fall of
Saigon."  The front page article concluded with:

        "Patrick Quinn had been gone from Madison for a year, but the calls from
UW friends from around the country flooded in as images of a helicopter
pulling away from the US. Embassy in Saigon flashed on the TV screen.
        Quinn, a key organizer in Madison's anti-war movement and the assistant
archivist at the State Historical Society, moved on to Northwestern
University in 1974 [Patrick worked at the SHSW before coming to the
University Archives], where he became the head archivist.  He said he
'banged back that Old Style' beer in a private celebration with his family,
but said there weren't any public celebrations to join down there.
        The war, he noted, had been fading for years, but there had been no real
conclusion until that moment."




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