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for us to entertain the boys at the base at Ben Ma Thout where our son, Keith, had been killed over a year ago. We gave the show and no one knew who we were. We had a great time. A good crowd and lots of laughter. When the show was over Major Urbank asked Ken to tell the boys who we were. The laughter stopped. They stood and cheered and would not stop. I left the stage and they kept on cheering and applauding. I finally went back and led Ken off and we both left. We never did hear them stop. If we could pay for our
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trip over there. ,. a million dollars wouldn't do it.
Incidentally, everwhere everyone liked magic. The Vietnamese as well as our boys. They said they get so many singers and musical groups, and while they enjoyed music, magic was so different and so entertaining. Another comment we often heard was, "Do you know you put on a whole show without resorting to any blue material, and you entertained everyone too!"
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The Griffins setting their show in front of the GI's in hot sun.
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Ken Griffin working the "Miser's Dream" with sweaty hands.
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Griffin doing the Linking Rings. This audience was covered (but not the show). General Frank Davis, a magic buff, is in the audience. The Griffins were on a thirty-five day USO tour.
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Every hospital has at least one Vietnamese child who is being taken care of by the GI's. This little fellow liked Roberta fine until she did some magic, then he felt safer with his GI' s again.
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