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Photograph article dated July 29, 1963 partially reads, "While most of the people who live in the Valley go about their daily business, only occasionally thinking of the cold war, there are men headquartered in Van Nuys who think of nothing else but a 'hot war' which could go off any minute. These men, in command of the 4th Missile Battalion (Nike-Hercules), 65th Artillery, are on 24-hour alert, ready to intercept and destroy any aircraft or missile from a foreign country which may be headed for Southern California." Photograph caption reads, "Lt. Kemp, Maj. Hemphill, Lt. Col. Moore inspect missile - Van Nuys Nike Zeus base, on constant alert, protects Valley area from attack."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
United States.--Army United States.--Army.--4th Missile Battalion Guided missile bases--California--San Fernando Valley Men--California--San Fernando Valley Antiaircraft missiles--United States Military weapons--United States Soldiers--United States Military readiness Air weapons Nike rocket San Fernando Valley (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Portrait photographs Group portraits
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