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Article: Linebacker Thomas haunted by specter of Vietnam War. (Derrick Thomas of the Kansas City Chiefs) (Brief Article)
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- Jet
- Article date:
- June 21, 1993
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Derrick Thomas, the All-Pro linebacker of the Kansas City Chiefs, stood before the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C., and told a Memorial Day ceremony crowd that he just wants to live up to the courage of the father he never knew.
Thomas, 26, was a keynote speaker who joined President Bill Clinton for the commemorative ceremony.
He confided with the audience the circumstances surrounding his father's death which he learned during his freshman year at ...