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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Feb.3,2016<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear friend in Occupy Mendocino,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Here’s a press release on a book I just published; please send it around if you wish. You won’t find a more honest report on the culture of American war in foreign lands. I expect to be doing “reading and discussion” events with <i>Land of Frozen Laughter </i>in the coming months; let me know if you would like to help set one up.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> I had a great time working with Cypress House in Ft. Bragg producing this book, and making it available to bookstores worldwide through Ingram Book Wholesalers. I’m hoping to finance book production by selling copies. I’m happy to priority mail a copy for $19.95; I’ll pay postage and sales tax.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> It is a delight doing peace work with you!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>--John Lewallen<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pdf of book cover attached.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>Mendocino Sea Vegetable Company Publishing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>P.O. Box 455, Philo, CA 95466<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>(707)895-9091 </span></b><a href="mailto:lewallen@mcn.org"><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>lewallen@mcn.org</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style",serif'>Local Peace Activist Publishes 1969 Vietnam War Report<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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