As a White House Special Projects Aide during the Vietnam War, LaSpada organized a USO tour to Southeast Asia with her friend, the journalist and humorist, Art Buchwald. Visiting a military hospital, she met a battle-injured medic who had seen 35 men in his unit die before he himself was mortally wounded.
As a White House Special Projects Aide during the Vietnam War, LaSpada coordinated a USO tour to Southeast Asia with her friend, the journalist and humorist, Art Buchwald. Visiting a military hospital, she encountered a battle-injured medic who had witnessed 35 men in his unit perish before he himself succumbed to mortal wounds.